Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count | Martha Gill

Lily Collins posted a picture of her new daughter, Tove , in a little basket.

Reaction split on predictable lines those in favour of surrogacy and those against.

Some felt it was OK to use a surrogate if you have infertility problems.

But not in order to keep your figure, help your career, or because pregnancy is taxing and you are rich enough to outsource it.

People were divided on the motives of the surrogate.

There are too many babies dumped with the surrogate or in orphanages when commissioners change their minds.

Between 5,000 and 20,000 babies are handed over every year .

British would-be parents are increasingly turning to commercial surrogates in countries blighted by poverty.

Without that immediate emotional bond, parents seem to find it easier to abandon them.