Yet another Times uncritical article about celebrity surrogacy

[Sittingontheporch]

I never know if the share links work:
https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/style-magazine/article/the-celebrity-hairdresser-going-down-the-surrogacy-route-alone-l7xlt8nbh

This is a really frustrating article because the comments are closed off and so there's no redress. I think the journalist at least tries to pose some of the arguments here:

Some people are highly critical of egg donation and surrogacy, saying women should not be “wombs for rent” and that no one has the “right” to a baby. Northwood shrugs. “This is modern families now. I’ve grown up with people’s opinions about me being wrong to date men. Keep your opinions to yourself.”

There are some real shockers. Generally there's nothing that isn't about him and his need to for a baby to fix his 'trauma' of having grown up gay - i'm not minimalising the difficulties of coming out but that's not a reason to buy a baby.

He says he 'feels like a pregnant woman' because he's having to make sacrifices like regular STD tests and giving up hair loss medication. Yup, that's absolutely analogous to being pregnant and giving birth.

@Sittingontheporch

We are completely on the same page and I’m glad you posted about it too as my post got a little lost

He is a very selfish person. You cannot always have what you want, fact. Life still goes on and can be fulfilling in other ways.

I saw this article first thing, couldnt read it all, makes me sick, selfish , a baby is just an accessory something he has to have, absolutely shocking, fair enough anyone can potentially have a baby by just getting with someone, but buying babies is just so WRONG on every level. And yeah sick the comments were turned off.

Yes, the loathsome Sophie Beresiner who was paid for a weekly column on surrogacy. Infuriating.