"17-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Twins as Surrogate for 50-Year-Old Man"... The Place That Was Turned Upside Down

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A 17-year-old female in China becoming a surrogate mother for a 50-year-old man and giving birth to twins has caused a stir.

According to Yonhap News Agency, on the 24th (local time), Chinese anti-human trafficking activist 'Sang Gwan-jeong-i' posted on her social networking service (SNS) that "a 17-year-old minor girl born in May 2007 became a surrogate mother for a 50-year-old man and gave birth to twins on the 2nd of last month." She expressed concern, saying, "According to data obtained from a surrogacy agency in Guangzhou, the girl was only 16 years old at the time of embryo implantation," and added, "The issue of surrogacy is expanding to minors."

She continued, "The girl is from the Yi ethnic minority in China, and the rate of Yi women involved in the surrogacy industry is high," explaining, "The payment to egg donors is determined by their educational background. A bachelor's degree earns 100,000 yuan (about 20 million KRW), and a master's degree earns 150,000 yuan (about 30 million KRW)." She further stated, "According to the contract, the man was single and paid a total of 900,000 yuan (about 180 million KRW)," and added, "He claimed he was unaware that the surrogate mother was a minor."

On the 24th, Chinese human trafficking activist Sang Gwan-jeong-i revealed that "a 17-year-old minor girl became a surrogate mother for a 50-year-old man and gave birth to twins on the 2nd of last month." The photo shows the birth certificates of the twins born to the surrogate mother. Sang Gwan-jeong-i Weibo

The commission fee taken by surrogacy agencies is known to be 180,000 to 200,000 yuan (about 40 million KRW) per person, and for twins, it ranges between 200,000 and 240,000 yuan (about 50 million KRW). Sang Gwan-jeong-i criticized the agencies, saying, "This girl is still too young. Don't you have a conscience?" and called for "strict investigation and punishment of illegal surrogacy businesses."

This revelation became a hot topic, reaching number one on the real-time search rankings on China's largest portal site Baidu, but it was soon deleted. The relevant authorities have yet to comment on the matter.