THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE

Surrogate pregnancy is all the rage in Silicon Valley and beyond. What happens when it goes horribly wrong?

- BY EMI NIETFELD

"I WILL FOREVER CARRY THE MEMORY OF YOUR BABY BOY, HOW HIS FAVORITE PLACE TO KICK/PUNCH WAS MY RIGHT RIB."

CINDY BI IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TELLING ME THIS STORY.

First, there's the confidentiality clause. When Bi, a venture capitalist who claims to have invested in a dozen unicorns, hired a surrogate to carry her only male embryo in 2023, both parties agreed to keep the details private and away from the media.

Then there's the restraining order against Bi, followed by a court-ordered agreement saying she would not so much as mention the "surrogate" involved in Baby Leon's stillbirth. Finally, there are social norms to consider when publicly attacking the woman who says she almost died carrying your child.

Still, Bi is talking to me. She sends me a nearly 3,000-item folder filled with legal filings; reports to professional organizations, insurance companies, employers, and the police; emails with her attorneys; and correspondence between her and the "Egg Whisperer" influencer, Dr. Aimee.

Bi considers herself a whistleblower out to protect "unborn children via surrogacy." Her website invokes scripture: "Establish justice in the courts. Amos 5:15." Indeed, Bi has racked up nearly a million dollars in legal bills since 2024, in what she views as a fight to honor her son. "I want the surrogate to be known for what she did, to be set as an example," Bi tells me. "I hope she goes to jail." Ideally, for murder.