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Why is Ukraine’s surrogacy industry booming under bombs?
Episode 1205

Why is Ukraine’s surrogacy industry booming under bombs?

The Take · Al Jazeera

April 9, 202519m 52s

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Show Notes

Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has not halted the surrogacy boom there. Instead, the industry has adapted, despite the war risking surrogate mothers’ physical and mental wellbeing. Why is Ukraine the main surrogacy hub in Europe – and at what cost?

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Melanie Marich, Hanah Shokeir, Remas Alhawari, Kisaa Zehra, Ashish Malhotra, and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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