Britain's first surrogate mum interrogated by social services during labour and forced to 'abandon' child

Government

Kim Cotton was just an ordinary mum-of-two when an extraordinary decision made her one of the most controversial women in Britain in the 80s. Her name was printed everywhere, reporters camped outside and her actions were discussed in parliament. Kim, then just 28, had become Britain’s first “commercial surrogate,” agreeing to carry a baby for an unknown couple in return for £6,500. “I had no idea I’d be the first, or what the reaction would be,” recalls Kim, now 68. “I was doing what I wanted