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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

BBC internet article about being a surragate

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Melamin · 19/07/2018 11:34

Or wanting to be one - it is a pipedream Confused

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/427e42d2-fbcc-46aa-8996-16634612be53?intc_type=singletheme&intc_location=bbcthree&intc_campaign=bbcthree&intc_linkname=article_surrogate_contentcard12

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KwatahPanda · 21/07/2018 14:30

I had years of infertility I found them particularly hard going because I didn't even want to be pregnant. I never in my life had any interest in being pregnant. I wanted a baby, didn't give a shit shit where it came from, but my dh did not want to adopt unless it was strictly necessary. One thing I learned from infertility boards was how desperate some women are to be pregnant and how many people choose to remain childless if they can't be pregnant. Something I can't get my head around, it just doesn't compute for me because I saw pregnancy as something to be endured for a baby.

The urge to be pregnant is incredibly strong for some people, it's hardly a surprise it keeps us going as a species. My 'any baby will do' feelings are far from usual from what I have seen, but still valid female feelings. We're all different and I can believe that a young woman with a very naive understanding of pregnancy might choose to be pregnant and think she'll hand over the baby and this will take away the longing she has.

When you assume the woman speaking sounds like a bloke and not one of 3.5 billion women of the world with different understandings of the female experience, you move beyond healthy scepticism and into conspiracy theory. The obvious answer is usually the right one.

Coyoacan · 21/07/2018 19:15

I don't think there is any need for aggressions and personal insults.

There isn't anything wrong with one person reminding us that we cannot trust that everyone on the internet is sincere and are who they say they are, while another person says that they believe the article because they can relate to it.

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