China is trying to project strength on the world stage, but is dealing with a new setback at home. Despite offering incentives to couples to have more children, the birth rate has declined sharply. India recently overtook China as the most populous country. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer has late details.
HONG KONG — A 28-year-old woman who acted as a surrogate in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu is said to have been abandoned by her surrogacy agency, fueling tides of criticism on social media and prompting health authorities to investigate the situation. Surrogacy is illegal in China and authorities said last year that they would “severely crack down” on illegal activities related to the use of assisted reproductive technologies such as the buying or selling of sperm or eggs and surrogacy.
In this case, the surrogate, who was not named, had the embryo transplant three months earlier but had not shown any initial signs of pregnancy, according to a post on social media platform Weibo by Shangguan Zhengyi, who tracks surrogacy cases around the country. The woman was sent home by the surrogacy agency but then later found out she was pregnant, Shangguan said. When she tried to get in touch with the agency, there was no response.
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