Global surrogacy agency accused of putting women at risk with ‘unethical’ medical procedures

Overseas branches of UK-registered firm also let clients pick their baby’s sex, investigation finds

Women recruited by an international surrogacy agency to carry babies for wealthy clients are being asked to undergo “unethical” medical procedures that increase their risk of serious complications, an investigation suggests.

New Life Global claims to have brokered more than 7,000 cross-border deals between clients mostly based in the UK, western Europe and North America and surrogates in countries including Mexico, Colombia, India, Ukraine and Georgia.