![A newborn baby at the Akanksha Clinic, in Anand, India which has now outlawed commercial surrogacy.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/7/5/9/1/image.related.landscape.380x253.gsxur1.png/1480117611815.jpg)
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![Cambodia has banned commercial surrogacy following similar action in India, Nepal and Thailand.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/h/y/p/r/image.related.landscape.300x200.gshx2x.png/1478584679652.jpg)
Cambodia bans commercial surrogacy after claims of 'human trading'
Cambodia's justice minister Ang Vong Vathana called for the ban, describing surrogacy as a form of "human trading".
![Baby Francesca's birth was an emotional experience for Aimee, Shayna and their families.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/f/d/s/9/image.related.landscape.300x200.gsf59r.png/1478048255806.jpg)
'Let's have a baby': sister's ultimate gift after years of IVF heartache
When she answered the late night phone call from her sister, Aimee Morrisby had no idea her life was about to change forever.
![Katie Murphy and her partner desperately want a child of their own.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/0/a/k/g/image.related.landscape.300x200.grywv2.png/1476696602393.jpg)
Katie's superannuation gamble is her last chance to have a baby
Katie Murphy and her partner Fergus always said that they wanted to have a family together. They just didn't know that they would need to wipe out Katie's superannuation to pay for it.
![Christo and Theo Menelaou with their newborns.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/y/z/g/d/image.related.landscape.300x200.gqyvfn.png/1471950241228.jpg)
Same sex couple 'blessed' with triplets via surrogacy
They feared they would never get to be parents, but a same sex couple is now adjusting to life with newborn triplets.
![Sparky Campanella realised he wanted to be a dad later in life.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/m/i/b/z/image.related.landscape.300x200.gqmi83.png/1477542759683.jpg)
Single, 54 ... and a new dad
Sparky Campanella never heard the thrumming of a biological clock. But his sense that he was missing out on something important in life boomed.
![There is a lot of money to be made from surrogacy - but not by the surrogate.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/f/1/k/q/image.related.landscape.300x200.gqf0jo.png/1470128129188.jpg)
Why surrogates should be paid
There is a lot of money to be made from surrogacy - but not for the person who is carrying the biggest physical and emotional burden.
![Antonietta Di Maggio, with her daughter, Claudia Luca.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/d/u/r/a/image.related.landscape.300x200.gpssrq.png/1469799398117.jpg)
Claudia Luca and Antonietta Di Maggio
Claudia Luca, 31, was unable to conceive children naturally. Her mother, Antonietta Di Maggio, 54, volunteered as a surrogate.
![Jon and Justin with Shannon during the pregnancy.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/6/x/d/u/image.related.landscape.300x200.gq6xdv.png/1468570595628.jpg)
A surrogacy love story
Shannon Garner is all about spreading kindness in the world. That's one of the reasons she's penned her book Labour of Love, to show how the often misunderstood topic of surrogacy can actually be good news for all parties involved.
![A thoroughly modern family: Jon Cole, Elise, Justin Worthy and Shannon Garner.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/r/5/3/9/image.related.landscape.300x200.gpnzca.png/1466928682335.jpg)
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Love child: A surrogate's story
A surrogate mum and the parents of the baby she gave birth to tell their story. It took trust and courage - and a very detailed plan.
![Mucklejohn with the triplets as babies.](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/n/e/3/g/image.related.landscape.300x200.gpndtc.png/1466400946353.jpg)
'I'd always wanted a family': Britain's first 'surrogate dad' on life with triplets
In February 2001, Ian Mucklejohn and his three smiling, strawberry-blond sons made history.
![Belinda Cahill couldn't bear the thought of her cousin Leah Ellis never having a baby, so she offered to be a surrogate ...](/web/20161126105315im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/h/n/1/image.related.landscape.300x200.gpb1sg.png/1465033376021.jpg)
'I was just the person letting it grow inside me'
Belinda Cahill couldn't bear the thought of her cousin never having a baby. So she carried Leah Ellis's child for her.
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