It's hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks

  • Written by: Ezra Kneebone, PhD Candidate, Monash University
It's hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risksUnsplash/Kelly Sikkema

Surrogacy offers the chance of parenthood for those who can’t carry a pregnancy for medical or social reasons.

In a surrogacy arrangement, a surrogate gives birth to a baby for the intended parents to raise. Most intended parents are heterosexual or gay couples, but single people can also use surrogacy to have a child.

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