The Adoption Of Traditional Surrogate Mothers - 1837 Words

When a couple decides to have a baby but is unable to due to infertility issues, surrogacy becomes an option. Surrogates who agree to bear a child for another couple have made parenthood a possible option for individuals that are not able to adopt a child. Reasons may be because of their age, marital status, or sexual orientation. There are two kinds of surrogate mothers. A traditional surrogate is a woman who is artificially inseminated with the father’s viable sperm. The traditional surrogate is then the baby’s biological mother because it was her egg that was fertilized by the father’s sperm. A gestational surrogate is known as the â€Å"birth mother,† who is implanted with an embryo into her uterus from the biological mother and father. In†¦show more content†¦Constitution’s prohibition on slavery (Textbook p. 296). Throughout the world, surrogacy is a controversial issue although it is legal in most states. There are many ethical, lega l, medical, moral, and societal implications when it comes to surrogacy. There are many ethical considerations and implications when it comes to surrogacy. Questions arise of what is right and what is not, especially when it comes to the child. There has been a positive â€Å"compassionate† case when it comes to surrogacy in the situation that a 48-year-old grandmother carried triplets for her daughter who was unable to bear children due to infertility issues. While other dilemmas arise such as potential court battles over custody of a child conceived outside of marriage, reducing birth to a legal arrangement for the exchange of money, and future emotional distress of the child when learned they were taken away from their biological mother. As well as embarrassment for the surrogate mother whose actions some people have likened to prostitution and harm to the surrogate mother’s own children when they learn she has given one child away and have received money in return (Textbook). There are also many ethical implications in the surrogacy process. Ethical issues arise with the question of the involvement of the surrogate mother and with the identity of the child. The surrogate mother will most likely not be the child’s primary caretaker and legal questions could