Surrogacy in the United States
Subject in Society & Culture
Surrogacy in the United States has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including In The Dark. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ava KaufmanInvestigative reporter and host of The Journey, a season of In the Dark from The New Yorker
Ava Kaufman argues that Epps's case poses an existential question for the surrogacy industry.
“if surrogates like Melissa are allowed to change their minds and keep the kids they carry, then the surrogacy industry might not be much of an industry at all”
In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 16:57
Stacey KingVirginia bookkeeper who served as a gestational surrogate for Sylvia and Guojun
Stacey King recounts that hospital staff questioned her about the investigation and contract and then took the newborn.
“They asked about the parents and the investigation and the contract and CPS, and they basically said, Time's up”
In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 4:53
Podcasts
- In The Dark · 1 episode
Episodes
The Journey, Episode 4: The CourtsIn The Dark · Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min
Reporter Ava Kaufman follows two Virginia surrogates who defied their contracts with an investigated Los Angeles couple, revisiting Baby M and attending a Farmville custody hearing.