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Project December 22, 2025

They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare

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For years, Eve, a young woman from Thailand, struggled to support her family. A Facebook post to work as a surrogate in Georgia offered hope. But after traveling 4,000 miles, Eve found herself in a nightmare.

Journalist Sarah A. Topol reported on the global fertility industry for more than six months, traveling to four countries, including Georgia and Thailand. She interviewed over 100 people, including Eve and other women who went looking for a job and found themselves trapped in the dark side of the surrogacy market.

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