Paid Surrogacy In The United States

Paid surrogacy should be legal in the United States. Surrogacy, if consented by all parties, is safe and rewarding. If a woman is selfless enough to put the happiness of a lonely couple and a future child, above herself it is nothing but honorable. Surrogacy allows couples who do not want to adopt and cannot conceive, have children. One important factor in favor of surrogacy is that people who want to have and love a child should be able to have options. In Alice Jolly’s article detailing her experience hiring a surrogate, the lives of the parents, the two women donors, and the child were happy and healthy. Another reason parents would chose surrogacy is the biological component. Unlike adoption, a surrogate child can have the genetic makeup

A benefit of being a surrogate mother is the joy you bring to others. The parents of the child have been brought hope by the surrogate mother; knowing she has done something priceless for someone else is something she can cherish for a lifetime. She not only gave a couple a child, she kept their line of relation going that will outlast any of their lifetimes. Another amazing outcome of surrogacy that benefits the surrogate mother is the potential relationship to the child. The child she has given life to will grow up knowing of her selfless action. Like in Alice Jolly’s surrogacy story, the surrogate (and egg donor in her case) can also be an active participant in the child’s life. One point my dissenters bring up is the possible attachment to the child and unwillingness to follow through with the contract. In the case of Baby M this became a reality. The real way to solve this issue is rather simple: regulations. Having mental health screenings and legally worked out contracts will decrease the risk of this situation. The Center for Surrogate Parenting allows surrogate mothers to chose the couple she will contract with and also points out that many of the couples and surrogates become lifelong