"Should a woman be allowed to hire a surrogate because she fears pregnancy will hurt her career? Or "ruin" her body? What if she's just afraid of giving birth?" An article from ELLE May 2014 about social surrogacy
our society place value in motherhood and pregnancy, but we don't really. we may coddle pregnant women, but we also have like the shortest maternity leave of any 1st world nation. we expect women to immediately return to pre-baby bodies, we freak out at women breast feeding in public, and find fault in stretch makes.
i'm a fairly practical person. so it doesn't make much difference to me why you want to hire a surrogate rather than having one yourself. honestly, i feel like purposely setting out to create a kid, even one you diy, is a little bit a selfish thing anyway, so adding vanity to the mix is no big deal. so yeah, i think social surrogacy is fine. i mean, it's not the best thing ever, but since you can't deny surrogacy based on motive alone... i do think the best alternative to not carrying your own child is to adopt. but that's a whole other thing.
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I would never question a woman's/couple's decision to choose a surrogate over carrying a baby, or any other family planning decision for that matter...it really is personal and not up for anyone else's opinion or judgment. If there's a demand for it, is consensual on all ends, and the surrogate is fairly compensated and taken care of, then why not? I'm with you on the "lots of available children just ready to be adopted and love" train, but hey, not my family, not my decision.
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