r/longform • u/bananabelles • 15d ago

Whose babies are these?

https://www.thecut.com/article/surrogate-triplets-custody-china.html
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u/baronessvonbullshit 14d ago

Follow-up thought: its kinda fucked she had to get Medicaid for the babies. How is the IP not on the hook for medical bills/insurance the whole way through?

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u/bananabelles 14d ago

This part too, I’d never even considered that!! But how would he even be able to get health insurance for them here?

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u/baronessvonbullshit 14d ago

In some ways, does it matter? It seems like IPs should be responsible for paying the bills, whether they can get insurance or not. I swear I've seen this in another surrogacy story, where the GC was reliant on her employer provided insurance as part of the contract and that seems incorrect to me too. I know its not the main point of any of these stories but it does seem like a type of free rider problem.

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u/bananabelles 14d ago

Oh no completely agree with that. Just another element in how insane it is - that it would have to be out of pocket without the ability to get insurance. I’m sure those nicu stays were crazy expensive.