Why celebrity surrogacy announcements provoke such anger

Emily in Paris actor Lily Collins announced the birth of her daughter via surrogacy.

Her Instagram post on 31 January received more than 23,000 comments.

The response, both online and in the media, has been vociferous.

The reality of surrogacy is that usually, if not always a much poorer woman is taking on the burden of pregnancy, possibly out of financial necessity.

The risks to surrogates are only growing as surrogacy becomes an increasingly popular option.

Parentship orders granted by courts in England and Wales increased by more than 350 per cent between 2011 and 2021 .

Lily Collins has been unlucky a lightning rod for wider, industrial-level anger.

But there is a world in which surrogacy could be an ethical lifeline for those unable to have biological children alone.