Earlier this year, I was invited to discuss gestational surrogacy with dozens of the heads of women’s rights organizations looking to shape global policy. I was startled to discover I was the only ...

Surrogacy can be a miracle for people who can’t carry a child themselves. But in some parts of the world, it’s completely banned. Surrogacy is when a woman (called a surrogate) carries and gives birth ...

WHEN SHAKIR MOHAMED and his male partner wanted to start a family in London, they looked to adopt a child. But faced with a laborious process and long waiting times, they instead turned to surrogacy.

Conservative policy groups and feminist advocates rarely agree on what women should be allowed to do with their bodies. One side tends to defend traditional roles; the other insists on ...