Surrogacy still stigmatized, but attitudes changing
July 7, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
What is your first reaction when you hear about a surrogate mother arrangement? Do you think it’s good? Bad? Right? Wrong?
Regardless of what we think, surrogate mothers are a reality and many couples are benefiting from the actions of women who choose to carry babies for them.
According to a conference presentation today, Surrogacy still stigmatized, though attitudes changing among younger women, “Although younger people are becoming more positive towards surrogate mothers, current day attitudes to surrogacy are still broadly negative.”
Will surrogacy become like adoption did? There was a time when there was a stigma to being adopted – maybe with …read more
Surrogate mothers – womb for rent?
June 28, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
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 …read more




