Kim Cotton says laws, little changed since being rushed through in response to her pregnancy in 1985, are ‘dinosaur’
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uch has changed since Kim Cotton became the UK’s first surrogate 40 years ago, when she was forced to flee hospital on the floor of a car under a blanket, such was the level of media frenzy around her story.
She describes it as a harrowing experience and wishes much of that surrogacy journey had been done differently. “It wasn’t the right way to do surrogacy, but it was the only thing that was offered,” she says.
But it didn’t put her off surrogacy and instead helped her form a “profound passion” for empowering others to follow a similar path in a more supportive environment. She also went on to become a surrogate for twins born in 1991, which she describes as a beautiful experience.
