Against Surrogate Motherhood

A surrogate mother is a woman who carries a baby for a term for another couple who have not been able to produce a child on their own due certain problems. Surrogate motherhood is actually an agreement which is entered into between the adopting couple and an agency or a surrogate mother. Surrogate motherhood has become highly controversial given the fact that it is now very popular and it is always done in return for money than a favor as in the case of relatives and friends.

In surrogate motherhood when negotiations take place between the couple and the surrogate mother or between the couple and the agency which arranges for the surrogate mother for a fee, it always turns out into a highly emotional situation where large amounts of time, money and patience are involved. The whole affair is a complicated arrangement and is legal in a few states while in other states it is not.

Many surrogate mothers find it very difficult to give up the babies they are carrying after birth as these mothers have to cope with many emotional issues pertaining to giving up the child soon after birth. And many couples also face a harrowing time with legal issues when it comes to surrogacy and the question arises whether it is really worth all the time, money and trouble these couples go through to have a child by entering a surrogacy agreement.

There are many valid points which go against surrogacy motherhood. Most surrogate mothers do it for money and there are cases where these surrogate mothers who have been looked after well with full financial support during the pregnancy term by the couples who hired them have turned hostile after the birth of the baby. Many people fear that the widespread popularity of surrogacy could cause damage to women's rights or could even result in the exploitation of poor women. There are also moral issues pertaining to surrogacy where parenting turns out to be a matter of convenience and money rather than out of love.

Some people argue that surrogacy along with the use of technology is going against God's will.

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