‘We need to talk about how difficult it is’: why one couple are pinning surrogacy hopes on Mexico
Jules Von Hep and Mark Beverlo, who have been trying to become parents since 2020, are now seeking help abroad
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Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’
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Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy
Jules Von Hep has wanted a baby ever since he can remember. For many people that dream is straightforward to realise – but, as a gay man, he has always known it would take years of saving and searching.
The only way he can have a biological child is to use a surrogate, which costs tens of thousands of pounds, and it often takes years of searching to find the right match. For Von Hep, it has been an “incredibly painful, incredibly expensive” process.
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