China village at centre of illegal surrogacy probe, some proxy mums being deaf-mute, disabled
A Chinese village at the centre of an illegal surrogacy racket in which disabled women were used as surrogate mothers has sparked public outrage and an official probe.
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The racket was exposed on May 12, by an anti-trafficking activist called Shangguan Zhengyi who has more than 424,000 followers on social media.
The activist alerted the authorities after spending several days monitoring a suspicious cottage in Changsha, Hunan province, central China.
Police raided the property and discovered 16 hospital beds set up for surrogacy-related procedures.
The sophisticated racket included a fully equipped operating theatre and a private nurse. Photo: Baidu
Nine women, including surrogate mothers and egg donors, were found inside the facility.
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