First time surrogate mother Ambika, 28, rests with her biological son, inside a temporary home for surrogates, provided by Akanksha IVF centre, in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 25, 2013. Ambika, who is a housewife and a mother of two children, is acting as a surrogate for a couple from abroad. India is a leading centre for surrogate motherhood, partly due to Hinduism’s acceptance of the concept. The world’s second test tube baby was born in Kolkata only two months after Louise Brown in 1978. Rising demand from abroad for Indian surrogate mothers has turned “surrogacy tourism” there into a billion dollar industry, according to a report by the Law Commission of India. Picture taken August 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA – Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
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