Loopholes and shady practices taint U.S. surrogacy industry
Lured by promises of payment and a desire to help other families, surrogates discover they have few protections from practices that cast a "dark shadow" over the industry.
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Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. She reports on justice and human rights issues. Cara started her career on the crime beat at Newsday and did a stint at the United Nations. She has written for Businessweek, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. Her reporting on custody battles was cited in a petition to the Supreme Court. Her work on trespassing helped change laws in New York City. Cara graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism in 2007.
Lured by promises of payment and a desire to help other families, surrogates discover they have few protections from practices that cast a "dark shadow" over the industry.
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