Commercial surrogacy is not the answer. While we rally to support baby Gammy and his Thai family, we should also ensure that women are protected from exploitation
Commercial surrogacy has once again captured the attention of the world with the story of baby Gammy, a twin conceived as a result of a commercial surrogacy arrangement between a Thai national (whose family was in significant debt) and an Australian commissioning couple who reportedly offered her $11,700.
When it was discovered baby Gammy had Down Syndrome, the surrogate mother was told to abort. She refused on religious grounds, and was allegedly left to care for the child, without financial support, while his healthy twin sister was taken by the commissioning couple to Australia. Details concerning whether the Australian couple knew of baby Gammy, and the role the agency and others may have played in the events are evolving, but public outrage ensued and donations for Gammy soon came flooding in.
Here is a little secret for all of you. There is a lot of treachery and deception in IVF/fertility/surrogacy because there is gobs of money to be made.
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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/UOVaqV
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