9 Honest Drawbacks Of Surrogacy For Both The Parents And The Surrogate
Every few years, there emerges a conversation around some new boutique trend involving women and their reproductive systems – egg donation marketed heavily toward broke college women, for example. Surrogacy is now the topic of discussion, due largely to heated debates on social media as to its ethicality and its popularization through prevalent use among celebrities.
Surrogacy is seen as glamorous and altruistic. It’s a purely selfless act of sacrifice, and enables couples who wouldn’t otherwise be able to grow their families to add children to their fold. Through surrogacy, couples who are experiencing infertility or who have same-sex partners are able to have children. Nowadays, a couple needs no reason at all to opt for surrogacy but their own desire not to be inconvenienced. It’s an expensive option, which makes for a lucrative industry.