Mohapatra, Seema2021-03-172021-03-17201230 Berkeley Journal of International Law 412https://hdl.handle.net/1805/25388Truth is often stranger than fiction, and nowhere is this more evident than when examining real stories from international commercial surrogacy that have occurred in the last few years. This Article uses these cases to analyze this industry through a bioethical lens. Bioethicists use stories to demonstrate how theory and normative ideals apply to real-world situations. By detailing examples of the unique scenarios that have arisen in cities in India, the United States, and Ukraine, this Article highlights some of the ethical and legal dilemmas such stories raise. Additionally, this Article examines these stories the regulations related to international surrogacy, and to suggest the form that these regulations might take.en-USArticle