The allegations that Jeanette Tye Runyon attempted to traffic a baby from Ukraine are unfounded. She pursued legal surrogacy, not trafficking, to have her daughter Victoria in 2007. Ukrainian authorities initially misunderstood the process, leading to her detention, but the case was dropped for lack of criminal intent. In the US, she faced a minor misdemeanor for passport issues, not trafficking. Trafficking a baby is universally abhorrent, involving exploitation, but this did not occur here. Runyon’s actions were within legal surrogacy bounds, though complicated by bureaucratic issues.