Celebs having babies via surrogates

[Lardlizard]

Just concerns me a bit that’s all, i do believe you can love a child you adopt and I’m sure in one goes into this lightly

It just makes me worry for the women that are the surrogates

Just seems to be a fast growing trend

They get paid a hell of a lot to be surrogates.

If I was in a position to use a surrogate I would. Prenatal depression had me suicidal and i could never face being pregnant again. But hate that DD will be an only child.

It’s not their first choice, KK would have put her life in danger if she tried to have another baby herself.

And I’m sure the surrogates are very very strictly regulated and paid a handsome fee.

I don’t think they need your concern.

Most of the time it's biologically the celebs eggs or sperm. If I had bad pregnancies and could afford a surrogate then I'd definitely use one. Most of the time celebs were advised not to carry anymore children or they can't actually fall pregnant. Doesn't really matter how a child is brought into the world as long as they are loved and provided for.

It’s illegal to make money from surrogacy in this country. I think you can only be paid for out of pocket expenses.

KK would have put her life in danger if she tried to have another baby herself

So she says. It may well be true but it isn’t necessarily. Besides, she already had 2 children.

I thinking your worried about human exploration you have every right to be concerned about other human beings

exploitation sorry daft phone

Other woman, poor women, usually
put their lives in danger carrying other people babies

Surrogacy is a violation of a woman’s human rights and leaves the surrogate open to all sorts of exploitation. Women are not chattel and it is horrifying that our bodies are bought with absolutely no thought for the child’s rights considered either. I recommend the book - surrogacy - a human rights violation by Renate Klein - it will make for very interesting reading to those of you who think surrogacy is harmless.

Strictly regulated, my arse!

They buy someone's body to create a designer child (and the older female ones buy someone's genetic material, too, egg donation is not altruistic in the US, young women at universities are targeted to 'donate' as a way to pay their fees (they have to pay their uni fees upfront)). They also pay often to have more than one embryo implanted so the surrogate's at bigger risk of a twin pregnancy.

It's exploitive as all hell.

You don’t hear about rich women being surrogates, do you? Exploitation of the poor by the wealthy.

“Doesn't really matter how a child is brought into the world as long as they are loved and provided for.“ of course it matters, when other woman’s health, wellbeing and lives are at stake

I think it is a worrying trend but celebrities can 'buy' whatever they like and this includes gender selection. Think of the number of celebs with twins (one girl-one boy).

Most of the time celebs were advised not to carry anymore children or they can't actually fall pregnant.
Sorry? Does this afflict ‘celebrities’ more than us mere mortals?

I find it hard to understand that some people's attitude seems to be "well, surrogates are paid a big fee, so it's all good!" As if tonne of cash = all problems solved.

Agree with you completely OP.
They can't risk their lives or health but it's ok to put a poorer women's life and health at risk.
Women's bodies should not be for rent.
Also a firm believer in the 4th trimester.

You don’t hear about rich women being surrogates, do you? Exploitation of the poor by the wealthy.

Spot on! Or being paid to sell their eggs (not a risk free procedure, either).

Just seen all these replies written while I was typing, agree completely with above posters.

@iheartniles totally agree

As for KK she clearly detested being pregnant and gaining weight. She also had complications. The rational of any normal person would be that I’m so glad I’ve got 2 healthy children so I’ll concentrate on them. She wants what she wants and will pay anything to get it. Sad.

@FruitcakeOfHate
Yes yes selling their eggs as well. Sad.

It bothers me, too. It's as if they just buy a baby (or babies as it's usually twins).

Julie Powell ( from the film, Julie and Julia, had her eggs harvested twice by the same couple to pay for college fees. Years later she has struggled and not succeeded in getting pregnant. It must be hard knowing that there are her biological children growing up in a family and she will never meet them.

The rational of any normal person would be that I’m so glad I’ve got 2 healthy children so I’ll concentrate on them

Well precisely.

It’s bullshit. Renting a womb because you want to outsource the risk you’re too precious to take is revolting.

Renting a womb because you want to outsource the risk you’re too precious to take is revolting

Couldn’t agree more.