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To feel uncomfortable with celebrity surrogacy?

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Username91 · 02/07/2021 10:35

After reading about Amber Herd having a baby girl via surrogate it just got me thinking about the amount of famous people who have children this way. I have nothing against surrogacy, it just seems to me that a lot of rich women choose to have children this way and I’m not convinced they ALL have problems carrying children themselves. I find it a bit disturbing and wondered if I’m alone in thinking this?

Once again I’d like to point out I’m not surrogacy bashing here. I just don’t think it should be something that is used by women with money as they don’t like the idea of carrying their own babies, of course it’s very different for women who struggle to conceive/carry themselves.

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OhHolyJesus · 11/07/2021 08:45

Sorry - here's the link

www.the-sun.com/news/3253294/onlyfans-model-searches-surrogate-doesnt-ruin-body/

OhHolyJesus · 21/07/2021 13:41

Gwen and Blake are 'open' to surrogacy. It makes it sound like they need persuading.

news.amomama.com/268658-gwen-stefani-51-blake-shelton-45-are-ope.html

TheWordWomanIsTaken · 21/07/2021 17:22

@Beefcurtains79

At what point does it become trafficking to pay for a child? Six months? One year?
Exactly. I thought we frowned upon buying and selling humans.
TheWordWomanIsTaken · 21/07/2021 17:36

@StickyThighs

I don’t see a problem with surrogacy in the U.K., it’s altruistic. So long as a woman isn’t forced to be a surrogate surely it’s down to them to do it if they want to? I knew of a surrogate who do it because they loved being pregnant, and wanted to help a friend/family. And she was a feminist!
To an extent it is currently - but there are moves to commercialise it. Spearheaded by men. www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/surrogacy/ The 'contract' would be loaded in the commissioners' favour - remove the baby at birth, not even have the biological mother on the birth certificate. Pure commoditisation of humans.
OhHolyJesus · 24/07/2021 22:49

I knew of a surrogate who do it because they loved being pregnant, and wanted to help a friend/family. And she was a feminist!

The woman you knew was a surrogate mother and whilst mother was a labelled she shrugged off to replace it with 'feminist', she was probably more the "this is what a feminist looks like" t shirt wearer than the Julie Bindel feminist ("not the fun kind").

unherd.com/2020/04/the-grim-truth-about-surrogacy/

Katie Price may struggle to conceive naturally at her age and she already has children - is surrogacy a way to 'create families' or is it a 'fertility treatment'? Can you have other women have your babies for you if you can't, how many can you have them make for you? I saw a story today that a couple are planning on 105...

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9818585/Katie-Price-43-planning-fifth-caesarean-despite-risks-considering-surrogacy-sixth-baby.html

EachandEveryone · 29/07/2021 10:25

Why aren’t the likes of Gwen adopting?

CounsellorTroi · 29/07/2021 11:11

The Russian model suggested that using a surrogate in Kazakhstan is a cheaper option, citing her ultimate desire to live a “happy life.”

You can live a happy and fulfilling life without having a baby, but the idea that you can't is still so pervasive.

EachandEveryone · 03/08/2021 13:34

Another one today www.vulture.com/2021/08/tan-france-and-husband-welcome-first-son.html

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