Can someone tell me what is the cost of hiring a surrogate mom? ?

Question

A friend of mine cannot have children due a to a health condition. She tried and lost her baby. All she wants is to have a healthy baby. If she were to get a surrogate mom, what would be the cost for that and where can she get one?

Answer 1

About $30,000 in the US. This includes all of the expenses she'll pay during the woman's pregancy.

However, if you want to search abroad for surrogate mothers (CBS just did a huge story about this because it is growing in popularity), it India it only costs about $7,000. Naturally, flying out there once or twice will cost about $1,200 a seat, but that is STILL much lower than a surrogate in the US. The agencies are very well-respected in India as well.