Family
Oct. 12, 2026
Nightmare surrogacy cases are the exception to the normal practice of reproductive law
Nightmare surrogacy cases have the potential to make bad law. While some regulation may be helpful, lawmakers should seek stakeholder input to avoid disrupting the vast majority of surrogacy journeys.
Before 2026, surrogacy seldom made the news, except for an occasional celebrity birth. In the past year, that has changed: nightmare surrogacy cases now frequently make national news. First, Marks Surrogacy owners Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan, who operated an Arcadia agency that secretly matched surrogates with themselves, had 21 children removed from their mansion and were arrested on child abuse charges. The Wall Street Journal also reported on Chinese gaming billionaire Bo Xu, who boast...
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