{
  "id": 6559691,
  "title": "Why is surrogacy in China proving so difficult to ban despite the crackdown?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/why-is-surrogacy-in-china-proving-so-difficult-to-ban-despite-the-6559691",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T07:56:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3367023/why-surrogacy-china-proving-so-difficult-ban-despite-crackdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two laboratories in central China have been shut down for alleged surrogacy activities, an underground practice that persists despite repeated crackdowns. On Wednesday, the health bureau in Changsha, Hunan province, said six people were detained after a tip about a “laboratory that illegally uses assisted reproductive technologies”, according to state news agency Xinhua. A day earlier, the Wuhan…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Why is surrogacy in China proving so difficult to ban despite the crackdown?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/why-is-surrogacy-in-china-proving-so-difficult-to-ban-despite-the",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:56:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}