You don't have to be a celebrity to use a surrogate to have a baby.

In fact there's a rise in women choosing to use the services of a surrogate even if there's no medical reason for it. It's called social surrogacy and it means that women don't have to interrupt their career to have children... but does it mean we can really have it all, or are we just giving in to a world that doesn't want to work with women?

CREDITS

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Elle Beattie

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

Thanks to our special guest The Guardian reporter Jenny Kleeman. For more info on Jenny's upcoming book release 'Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, The People Changing Birth, Food, Sex & Death For Ever' head to www.jennykleeman.com

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