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The Human Egg Sellers
Mar 08, 2026
· 30m
For years, India was thought of as the Wild West of the fertility industry. But in 2021, a new law in India made it illegal for women to sell their eggs or serve as paid surrogates. That law clashed with a growing demand for human eggs within the country. The result: a thriving black market for human eggs.<br/><br/>Today, some of the most marginalized Indian women and girls are supplying reproductive material, often with little compensation and at great personal risk. …