The Mystery of the Mansion Filled With Surrogate Children

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A couple in Los Angeles say they wanted a big family. Surrogates who carried their children say they were deceived. WSJ’s Katherine Long explains why an investigation into a family who say they have 22 children is raising alarm among the commercial surrogacy industry, a fast-growing and multibillion-dollar market. Jessica Mendoza hosts.


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- America's Maternal Mental Health Crisis

- How Employer-Funded Child Care Can Work


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A couple in Los Angeles say they wanted a big family. Surrogates who carried their children say they were deceived. WSJ’s Katherine Long explains why an investigation into a family who say they have 22 children is raising alarm among the commercial surrogacy industry, a fast-growing and multibillion-dollar market. Jessica Mendoza hosts.


Further Listening: 

- America's Maternal Mental Health Crisis

- How Employer-Funded Child Care Can Work


Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-08-15 17 min
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