Ellen Goodman points out in the International Herald Tribune, that there is a trend that has been growing (or at least becoming more noticeable) recently: outsourcing pregnancies, often to other countries. Just like the tech support jobs that are being moved to India.
Surrogate mothers exist in almost every country. In the USA, surrogate contracts are usually illegal. You won’t get arrested for signing one, but the courts will not uphold them. Nonetheless, desperate women who cannot carry a child of their own have been entering into such deals with people who they trust and hoping for the best.
It turns out, however, that for a fee (of course), there are plenty of women in places like India who are willing to carry your child for nine months. In many of these countries, these contracts are enforceable as well.
