Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash. The women were each sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of selling,

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been sentenced to four years in prison in Cambodia for acting as surrogate mothers for foreign clients. Commercial surrogacy is illegal in Cambodia, where it falls under a human trafficking law.

MANILA, Philippines – Thirteen Filipino women were meted a four-year sentence, eventually reduced to two, in Cambodia for violating the surrogacy ban in the country, according to the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh.