Surrogate mothers – womb for rent?

Surrogate motherhood has been around for a while now and every so often, we hear of celebrities who used surrogate mothers to have children of their own. Sometimes the surrogate mother uses her own eggs, other times, the fertilized eggs are provided by the intended parent.

Celebrities who have used surrogates include:

Angela Bassett     Robert de Niro   Peri Gilpin   Kelsey Grammer

There is growing controversy, however, over the use of surrogate mothers. Newsweek’s cover story a few weeks ago was The Curious Lives of Surrogates, and it delved into who does surrogate mothering and why. It’s an interesting article.

While you’re at it, another article in the Wall Street Journal, Outsourcing Childbirth, is also worth reading.

So, what do you think?

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