BEIJING, China -- People in China have been amazed to learn about a couple that spent nearly $160,000 and illegally enlisted two surrogate mothers to help have eight children.
The incident has highlighted the use of birth surrogates, a violation of Chinese law, and how wealthy Chinese do as they please, without regard for the one-child policy and other rules.
Chinese media are calling the mother "octomom," a reference to Nadya Suleman, the American woman, who gave birth to octuplets using in vitro fertilization.
While some suspect a hoax, a media officer with the Guangdong Health Department said the case was real and under investigation.
Associated Press