(Reuters)PHNOM PENH - A court in Cambodia has charged an Australian woman and two Cambodians with violating the country's new ban on providing commercial surrogacy services. Mr Keo Thea said Ms Davis-Charles ran a company that paid poor Cambodians for surrogate pregnancies. He said Ms Davis-Charles charged her clients around $50,000 for the service, and paid the surrogate mothers $10,000-12,000. Cambodia became a popular destination for persons seeking surrogate mothers after India and Thailand in 2015 banned surrogate services for foreigners. Ms Davis-Charles set up shop in Cambodia after previously running a similar operation in Thailand, according to Mr Keo Thea.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2016 12:53 UTC