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Taiwan officials have busted what they say was an illegal surrogacy ring operating across Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Taiwan officials arrested a Chinese national and two Taiwanese individuals for operating an illegal surrogacy network.
The network is known to have sold 25 children to 22 men; all were either single or involved in same-sex partnerships.
The men used Thai surrogates, who traveled from Malaysia to Taiwan to give birth.
The men were allowed to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby, and 84% (21 out of 25) of the babies were boys.
Surrogacy is illegal in Taiwan.
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office arrested a Chinese national named Cheng, along with Taiwanese nationals named Hsu and Wu, for their roles in operating the cross-border surrogacy ring.
According to the Taipei Times, the ring allegedly solicited clients online, charging between NT$2 million and NT$4.5 million (US $62,976 and US $141,697) per newborn.
The surrogacy group advertised egg donors of different nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, educational levels, and occupations.
Prospective clients were allowed to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby.
These clients then traveled to Malaysia to donate sperm, while the egg donor provided her egg.
There, the embryos were created via IVF and implanted into surrogate mothers.
Those surrogates later traveled to Taiwan to give birth.
The ring was busted when the Taichung Special Operations Brigade of the National Immigration Agency noticed that several Thai women overstayed their permitted time in Taiwan after giving birth.
It was discovered that the women, all surrogates, had traveled to the country in their eighth month of pregnancy to give birth; their children were then delivered to Taiwanese men who had paid for their surrogacy services.
Police say they found 22 Taiwanese men had commissioned the births of 25 newborns through the surrogacy network; 84% (21 out of 25) of those newborns were boys.
The clients involved in this surrogacy scheme were all either single or involved in same-sex partnerships.
As the ring leaders, Cheng, Hsu, and Wu have all been charged with violating Taiwan's Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, which outlaws surrogacy. Two more Chinese nationals have also been implicated and are currently on a wanted list.
As investigators dismantle the surrogacy network, the biggest question is the legal status and parentage of the 25 newborns. Surrogacy is wrong because it views children as commodities, creating them at the whim of adults who feel entitled to have a baby.
Surrogacy is also a highly unregulated industry. Because there is virtually no oversight, anyone with the financial means to do so can essentially buy a child without any screening to ensure that child is going into a safe home.
Sadly, there are numerous instances of predators gaining unfettered access to children through surrogacy.
Children are not products to be bought and used on demand. Surrogacy is a demeaning practice that caters solely to adults without offering children any safety or protection.
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·Taiwan officials bust illegal surrogacy ring with solely male clientele
Taiwan officials have busted what they say was an illegal surrogacy ring operating across Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Taiwan officials arrested a Chinese national and two Taiwanese individuals for operating an illegal surrogacy network.
The network is known to have sold 25 children to 22 men; all were either single or involved in same-sex partnerships.
The men used Thai surrogates, who traveled from Malaysia to Taiwan to give birth.
The men were allowed to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby, and 84% (21 out of 25) of the babies were boys.
Surrogacy is illegal in Taiwan.
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office arrested a Chinese national named Cheng, along with Taiwanese nationals named Hsu and Wu, for their roles in operating the cross-border surrogacy ring.
According to the Taipei Times, the ring allegedly solicited clients online, charging between NT$2 million and NT$4.5 million (US $62,976 and US $141,697) per newborn.
The surrogacy group advertised egg donors of different nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, educational levels, and occupations.
Prospective clients were allowed to pay extra to choose the sex of their baby.
These clients then traveled to Malaysia to donate sperm, while the egg donor provided her egg.
There, the embryos were created via IVF and implanted into surrogate mothers.
Those surrogates later traveled to Taiwan to give birth.
The ring was busted when the Taichung Special Operations Brigade of the National Immigration Agency noticed that several Thai women overstayed their permitted time in Taiwan after giving birth.
It was discovered that the women, all surrogates, had traveled to the country in their eighth month of pregnancy to give birth; their children were then delivered to Taiwanese men who had paid for their surrogacy services.
Police say they found 22 Taiwanese men had commissioned the births of 25 newborns through the surrogacy network; 84% (21 out of 25) of those newborns were boys.
The clients involved in this surrogacy scheme were all either single or involved in same-sex partnerships.
As the ring leaders, Cheng, Hsu, and Wu have all been charged with violating Taiwan's Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, which outlaws surrogacy. Two more Chinese nationals have also been implicated and are currently on a wanted list.
As investigators dismantle the surrogacy network, the biggest question is the legal status and parentage of the 25 newborns. Surrogacy is wrong because it views children as commodities, creating them at the whim of adults who feel entitled to have a baby.
Surrogacy is also a highly unregulated industry. Because there is virtually no oversight, anyone with the financial means to do so can essentially buy a child without any screening to ensure that child is going into a safe home.
Sadly, there are numerous instances of predators gaining unfettered access to children through surrogacy.
Children are not products to be bought and used on demand. Surrogacy is a demeaning practice that caters solely to adults without offering children any safety or protection.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
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