Deborah Wald
Certified family law specialist based in San Francisco with experience in assisted reproduction and surrogacy law, who advises on statutory protections and legal practices in California.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 55min
Ethical Questions Arise from CA’s Commercial Surrogacy Industry
Deborah Wald, a San Francisco family law specialist in assisted reproduction. Ava Kofman, a New Yorker reporter who investigated a large Los Angeles surrogacy case. They discuss a sprawling commercial surrogacy operation, surveillance and welfare checks that uncovered alleged neglect, California’s legal protections for surrogates, calls for better transparency and agency regulation, and debates about limits and equity in the industry.
