Paid surrogacy

Sharda, 35, who is a first time surrogate mother, rests inside the temporary home for surrogate mothers provided by Akanksha IVF center in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south from the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

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