My dissertation, “Global Fertility Markets: Regulation and Reproductive Justice” examines the evolution of commercial surrogacy industry in India after the Indian government closed it borders transnational surrogacy in late 2015, prohibiting foreigners to pursue surrogacy services in country. Specifically, I interrogate the Indian government’s claim that banning surrogacy would protect surrogates from exploitation, and examine where the surrogates actually benefitted from the ban to investigate whether blanket bans are an effective way to address the challenges of a globalized surrogacy market.