Introduction

In September 2020 Harriet gave birth to a child she'd agreed to carry as a surrogate. What started as a kindness to friends ended in recriminations, mental trauma and a ground breaking court case. In the UK commercial surrogacy is banned. How can a surrogate provide consent when actually having no idea how you're going to feel about the pregnancy, the birth? I'm Julie Bindel and this is episode 3 of my exclusive investigation The Truth About Surrogacy.