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Dr. Nayna Patel
In India, Dr. Nayna Patel's clinic is hiring impoverished women as surrogates to deliver babies to order. Is this way of making babies exploitative, or a positive public service?
In India, producing surrogate babies is a booming business. Reproductive technology allows childless, wealthy couples to hire impoverished Indian women as surrogate mothers - pregnancy and childbirth have become commercial transactions. HARDtalk speaks to Dr Nayna Patel, a pioneer in the field. Her clinic has been recruiting surrogates and delivering babies to order for a decade. Is this 21st century way of making babies irresponsible and exploitative, or a positive public service?
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Mon 30 Dec 201321:30GMT
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewer | Stephen Sackur |
| Interviewed Guest | Nayna Patel |
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- Mon 30 Dec 201304:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Mon 30 Dec 201309:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Mon 30 Dec 201316:30GMTBBC News except UK
- Mon 30 Dec 201321:30GMTBBC News except UK