At first, I didn't quite understand what the author of the article meant by people suggesting that having a gestational carrier deliver the baby was in some sense, a commodity of the body. But then I realized that they are technically being payed to hold a child for future parents that aren't able to have one of their own naturally. I believe that in a way, they should be screened psychologically because how do we know we can trust the potential mother with a child that will not be her own? It is only for the safety of the child. When it said that the surrogate mother, if on a contract, can end the pregnancy whenever they want, it concerned me because that is a life they are taking away. Is that really okay for a mother to change her mind? It's kinda like if a regular surrogate mother was about 7months pregnant and decided she isn't ready to have a child, how would they even end the pregnancy at that point? You can't just press rewind, yenno? In addition to that controversy, there's also the issue that maybe the gestational carrier could lie about health conditions and ask for compensation. This is, in my opinion, manipulative and isn't morally right especially when the potential parents are already paying the mother to bear their child because they aren't able to. But to lie just so they can get extra money in their pocket isn't right, at all. In some states, they argue that giving compensation to the gestational carrier is technically not selling the child or her body. I agree with the idea that the carrier should at least be 21 years old and have had a successful delivery of a baby prior to being a carrier. This ensures the future parents can trust that she can delivery their child safely as well. It is also smart that they do psychological background checks to make sure she is mentally stable to hold the child for that period of time and give birth to them; that they will be a trustworthy carrier of a human being that may not be her own.
Sibling Donors:
I don't know where I stand with this article because it really is only fair that if there is a program with the science to find genetic matches of siblings, that there be a fee, in my opinion. But at the same time, I don't agree with it because what if someone doesn't have enough money to find their sibling, shouldn't they also have the right to get the confirmation that it's possible that someone could be their brother or sister? What I found that was interesting was how many successful findings of half siblings there were according to the article. Apparently there were a maximum of 13 half siblings that were found by an average person that was searching for their family member.The article including remarks from siblings and how much they valued finding their biological families. Some seriously just wanted a picture of their donor, and to me, that really made me reevaluate how I saw my own family especially considering I see them all the time.The article talked about the triggers of even wanting to search for siblings which included a change in their life, like growing up. What I found that was really satisfhying to know was that the siblings that were able to find their donor, or donor sibling continued to stay in contact with them. They may not have grown up with each other but they are family. That's what matters in my opinion. This article kind of reminded me of how teens or young adults try to find their biological parents once they get older.
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