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Birthstory

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Published January 27, 2023 9:00am

You know the drill β€” all it takes is one sperm, one egg, and blammo β€” you’ve got yourself a baby. Right? Well, in this 2015 episode, conception takes on a new form β€” it’s the sperm and the egg, plus: two wombs, four countries, and money. Lots of money.Β 

This is the story of an Israeli couple, two men, who go to another continent to get themselves a baby β€” three, in fact β€” by hiring surrogates to carry the children for them. As we follow them on their journey, an earth-shaking revelation shifts our focus from them to the surrogate mothe...

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