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Abstract

In the global critique and public discussion of commercial surrogacy, income inequality has emerged as a central theme. We examine surrogacy from a gender perspective using available empirical data, including our two field studies in India and the US, and demonstrate how the visibility of gender inequities in a transnational environment promotes presumptions at the local and national levels. By doing this, we draw attention to the story of inequity, examine the complexities of surrogacy beyond a single narrative, and demonstrate how that story works to obscure the nuanced, lived realities of people who participate in surrogacy