U.S. surrogate for Chinese billionaire says she trusted agency to "protect surrogates" amid questions surrounding its CEO

TL;DR

A surrogate carrying a child for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo alleges she trusted her agency, Patriot Conceptions, to protect surrogates.
Patriot Conceptions CEO Haotian Bai is under scrutiny, with Stanford's Hoover Institution cutting ties due to misleading information about his businesses.
Bai, who advertised his agency as veteran-founded, misrepresented his military service, having never deployed to Afghanistan.
The surrogate, identified as 'Judy,' claims she was unaware of Xu Bo's extensive family until after her embryo transfer and disputes the agency's assertion that they encouraged her to terminate the contract.
Patriot Conceptions, which caters to international clients, particularly from China, stated it was unaware of the full scale of Xu Bo's family.
The U.S. is a primary destination for commercial surrogacy for foreign nationals, especially from China, due to its legality.

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