The surrogate scam (rugemodre)
Childless couples make up a lucrative and sometimes illegal market. Surrogacy is banned in most European countries. Even so, a growing number of childless couples cross boarders and pay women from Third World countries to carry and deliver a child. The baby is taken away from the surrogate mother a...
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| Other title: | Rugemodre. Surrogate scam. |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen, Denmark :
Danish Broadcasting Corporation,
2008.
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| Summary: | Childless couples make up a lucrative and sometimes illegal market. Surrogacy is banned in most European countries. Even so, a growing number of childless couples cross boarders and pay women from Third World countries to carry and deliver a child. The baby is taken away from the surrogate mother a few hours after being born.This investigative documentary digs into an industry of hope, despair - and cynical middlemen. The search takes us through various countries, ex. Peru, India, England and USA.Winner of: The research award for the most thorough research carried out within the genre of television and film, FUJ (union of investigative journalism), Denmark, 2008. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 6, 2011) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 min.) |
| Awards: | Research award for the most thorough research carried out within the genre of television and film, FUJ (union of investigative journalism), Denmark, 2008. |