The emergence of the business of international surrogacy burst in 2007 when Rudy Rupak began marketing a surrogacy service in India. Rupak was not only the first to send foreign patients to India but also the first to provide surrogacy services to gay couples.
Americans married, single, straight or gay have bulk of hopeful international parents who have traveled overseas to adopt babies. Surrogacy is not always a safe haven, arrangements are a criminal offense in Hong Kong when anyone makes or receives payment.
Planet Hospital closed its surrogacy services, the sudden halt to services, an estimated 30 sets of parents are out of money. Planet Hospital no longer lists surrogacy among the services on its website, but continues to cite assistance for patients.
