Surrogate baby's for men

[Yougotbale]

Not sure what topic area to place this thread in. I suppose it brings up questions about the relationship between a single dad and a surrogate baby. I have a friend that is not currently in a relationship and not wanting one. He is really ready for children, both financially and mentally (age 35). He would be very happy to have children now before he gets too old(his personal opinion). If it was an option he would take a surrogate pregnancy.
Really, I was just wondering whether people thought surrogate babies should be legally available to singles? To men? Or to women? Or both?
Do you think it compared to woman having artificial insemination (not sure what the medical term is, sorry if that is straight off the farm) or whether surrogacy should be treated very differently?
In theory I don't see anything wrong with both single men and women having babies this way, although we only discussed it yesterday.
What do you think?

And women who go the artificial insemination route generally have childcare planned in advance, with mothers, sisters, friends on board, to support them.

And why wouldn't a man who knew he was about to be a father be able to do a similar thing?

He could, I just don't get the impression that the OP & his mate have thought it through in detail...

"Twinklestein Thu 26-Sep-13 22:14:38

Well yeah.

It's very very tough. Many people who end up as single parents don't intend to be at the outset.

And women who go the artificial insemination route generally have childcare planned in advance, with mothers, sisters, friends on board, to support them"

Why do you assume he wouldn't do the same? Maybe even with members of his family without a vagina who are obviously the default childcarers?

So you DO think he's planned it? Yet still you worry about how the child will be cared for. How odd.