Google Baby documentary

[Anonymous]

Has anyone see this documentary yet? I just saw it last week and was horrified at the way IVF is portrayed. DH and I pursued infertility treatments for since 2008 and now we are 8 weeks pregnant. In the documentary, there is one gay couple who says something like "we'll transfer a bunch of embryos and selectivley reduce later" and one 57 year old women calls to say she would like baby and needs egg donor, sperm, and surrogate. It just made me feel that people will walk away thinking that those who pursue infertility treatments have no regard for life or the seriousness of what the process entails. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I couldn't get past the first 5 minutes. The documentary started by showing a busy Indian doctor (presumably) answering cell phone calls about surrogacy, then performing a (graphic!) C section on a woman, while continuing to take phone calls. Raised questions about quality of health care, especially for surrogate. The biological mother touched the new baby's head briefly, while tears streamed down her face, and the baby was quickly removed. It didn't give me a good feeling about the rest of the documentary.

[Anonymous]

OP here, yes PP, you are correct, I knew it wasn't going to go in a good direction when I saw that. I didn't even know that most doctors in india demand that all surrogates have c-sections. Taking a phone call in the middle of a surgical procedure would be considered malpractice in the US. The indian outsourcing aspect of the IVF process as depicted in the movie, made those who pursue treatments and surrogacy look like deep pocketed western elitists who take advantage of the poor in india. i kept thinking slumdog millionaire while watching those scenes.