Cambodian police have rescued 20 Filipino women who were allegedly trafficked into the country to be used as surrogate mothers in a baby trafficking ring.
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Of the 20, at least 13 are pregnant and are currently receiving care at a local hospital, while the remaining seven are set to be repatriated, according to the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, October 8.
The embassy issued the statement in response to a report by the Cambodia-based Khmer Times on the same day that details the involvement of an unnamed Philippine agency in bringing Filipino women to Cambodia to serve as surrogate mothers, despite the country’s ban on surrogacy.
