Surrogacy for straight men wanting kids?

I once saw an MRA type boasting online that he'd done this. No idea if it was true. If it's ok for gay men/ infertile couples/ etc, I find it hard to think of a coherent argument against it being ok for single men.

(Note that I do not agree with the premise that it is ok for those groups. I'm just saying I can't see a reason to restrict to only them.)

Am I really cynical in wondering if the sort of man who would do this could actually be arsed to look after a child or do they tend to hire nannies?

I disagree with the ethics of surrogacy. As PP’s have said, the idea of women, babies and reproduction as a commodity is disgusting to me.

This has reminded me of an article published earlier in the year. They interviewed a variety of single dad's who had became parents through fostering, adoption and surrogacy. So there's at least 2 single dad's in the UK who used a (US) surrogate.

The ones that used surrogacy were also both in their mid 50s or older when the children which just adds another dimension of selfishness in my opinion. These kids will likely either be orphans or have caring responsibilities by the time they're 30.

www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/29/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-dad-the-rise-of-single-fathers-by-choice

Straight men wanting babies is no different to gay men; women are still not a commodity for them to use.

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This.

I feel a lot of sympathy for people who want children and can't have them for whatever reason. I married relatively late and had fertility struggles. My best friend would love to have been a Mum but never met the right guy and is now past the age where it's possible. My youngest brother is single and I know he'd love children (DD and her cousins think he's the coolest uncle ever).

However, this doesn't mean I can discount the ethical problems with surrogacy (or with some types of adoption). I would have been devastated if my efforts to have a child failed, but that doesn't mean I could exploit someone else to fulfill my dreams.

Straight men wanting babies is no different to gay men; women are still not a commodity for them to use. Though perhaps being straight it make the commodification of women even clearer.

But even before that, saying he intends to use his best friends eggs as though they can be produced in the same way as sperm? I suspect he has no idea that in order to have eggs to collect women have to put themselves through a horrendous hormonal regime and then undergo what is an invasive surgical procedure. Or that this whole process has some serious risks attached to it. If he did and it was a genuine friendship then he would no way expect that of her.

I dont see the difference between a single man, a gay couple or a married straight couple for example that are infertile. They all can't physically have children. I disagree with surrogacy in each scenario. And the more we see it in any of the scenarios the more prevalent it will become across each scenario.

.... hire a surrogate to carry them...

Illegal, surely.

I don't see this any different to gay couples tbh.