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Dia Hadid

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Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

We met her at a charity that defends women who've been trafficked.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

Her parents request we keep her identity anonymous.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

They say their daughter's been socially stigmatised and she dropped out of school after her classmates found out that she sold her eggs.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

She's now 15, and she says about two years ago, a neighbour told her she'd get $180 for her eggs.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

She didn't understand.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

But she says she really wanted a smartphone.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

The teenager's lawyer, Krishna Gopal, believes this is happening to other minors, but there's no incentive for families to come forward.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

The teenager's neighbour was arrested, but he says the police have not followed up with the clinic that extracted her eggs.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

The clinic in question is part of the Nova IVF fertility franchise.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

In a statement, Nova IVF Fertility said that the teenager was screened by a separate company that signed off on having her eggs harvested.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

Industry professionals who are critical of the new laws say there's just not enough oversight of this massive industry.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

According to the Indian Health Ministry, there's nearly 8,600 fertility clinics and egg banks operating in India.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

Just over 3,200 are actually registered.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

That's less than half.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

H says in her experience, the industry does what the industry wants.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

She says clinics and egg banks don't look very hard at her IDs.

Up First from NPR
The Human Egg Sellers

She has two, and they're fake, to maximise her egg sales.