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1 . Elizabeth Chuck , The Long Wait for Legalized Surrogacy May End in New York , NBC NEWS ( Feb . 9 , 2019 , 4:25 AM ), www . nbcnews . com / news / us-news / long-wait-legalized-surrogacy-may-soonend-new-yorkn968541 # targetText = The % 20number % 20of % 20 babies % 20 % 20group % 20for % 20infertility % 20specialists .
2 . GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHTS , INC ., SURROGACY MARKET REVENUE TO CROSS $ 27.5 BILLION BY 2025 ( 2019 ), www . globenewswire . com / news-release / 2019 / 12 / 16 / 1960684 / 0 / en / Surrogacy- Market-revenue-to-cross-27-5-billion-by-2025-Global-Market- Insights-Inc . html .
3 . SURROGACY MARKET REVENUE TO CROSS USD 33.5B BY 2027 ( 2021 ), www . prnewswire . com / newsreleases / surrogacy-marketrevenue-to-cross-usd-33-5b-by-2027-global-market-insightsinc-301308588 . html .
4 . Multiple websites detail women from West Virginia seeking the opportunity to become a paid surrogate . Just one example is www . findsurrogatemother . com / surrogate-mothers / usa / westvirginia .
6 . Id .
7 . W . Va . Code § 61-2-14h ( e )( 3 ) ( West 2021 ) ( Payment of fees and expenses for surrogacy is recognized under the code , which permits “ fees and expenses included in any agreement in which a woman agrees to become a surrogate mother ,” meaning surrogacy is not a crime ).
8 . W . VA . CODE ANN . § 16-5-10 ( West 2021 ).
9 . Id .
10 . CALIFORNIA SURROGACY , WHAT IS A PRE-BIRTH ORDER ? ( Dec . 6 , 2018 ), https :// californiasurrogacycenter . com / blog / 2018 / 12 / 06 / what-is-a-pre-birth-order-and-why-is-it-so-important /.
11 . Id .
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Elena Coole , Student , WVU College of Law
5 . Meryl B . Rosenberg , Esq ., ART PARENTING , SURROGACY IN WEST VIRGINIA , ( Jan . 29 , 2022 ) https :// www . artparenting . com / surrogate-mother-west-virginia .
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