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TTC Extra: Rights of Surrogate Mothers

Surrogate mothers are challenging for more rights through a series of lawsuits led by one woman who has a high profile case. Melissa Cook made headlines earlier when she defied the orders of the intended father of the fetuses she was carrying to abort some of them. She says surrogate mothers need more legal protection. PANEL: Rina Shah, Julie Gunlock, Atima Omara, Lara Brown

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