The surrogate in that case, 39-year-old Marna Sannes, of Monrovia, told The Times she gave birth to twins for a Spanish couple in April. One baby had a heart problem and was hospitalized until December, she said.
Sannes said B Coming was supposed to pay her $16,000 after she delivered the babies. It took 10 months and a letter from a lawyer to get any of the money, said Sannes, adding that she is still owed $3,100.
She said she receives medical bills that B Coming was supposed to pay -- and notices from a collection agency.
The only solace, she said, has come from photographs of the twins the couple recently sent by e-mail. "I really feel like I did something for somebody," Sannes said.
B Coming acknowledged the emotional stakes in the fertility business.
The contract that at least one surrogate signed noted that "the intended parents have spent many years, suffered much pain and agony, and expended enormous sums of money to bring a child into their home."
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Times staff writers Jessica Garrison, Maloy Moore and Rong-Gong Lin contributed to this report.
