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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does everyone here assume the birth family strong-armed the genetic parents? Is there any evidence of that? Does anyone even know if the genetic parents wanted another baby?[/quote]

If you have embryos on ice there is always the chance of another baby. Nobody asked them for permission to use their embryo in the first place. This isn't a finders keepers situation. Do you have any kids of your own? Your detachment from genetic bonds is very odd.[/quote]

This situation is a tragedy with no easy answers. Have you never given birth? Can you even imagine someone ripping away a child you always understood to be yours after carrying the child for nine months, having a traumatic delivery, and nursing the baby? The trauma of someone taking that child from me (exactly why I could NEVER be a surrogate).

Suggesting that the “obvious” or “easy” solution is that the birth parents should “give the baby back” is just absurd. Again, it’s a terrible situation with no easy answers.
Someone will be harmed no matter what decision is made.[/quote]

DP but I think the answer is both obvious and incredibly difficult.  The parents who are keeping this baby are doing the easy but unethical thing.[/quote]

Just to be clear, you think taking a child from the woman who birthed, nursed, and raised her for six months won’t have any ill effects on the child?[/quote]

I mean surrogacy is the same thing from the baby’s perspective.[/quote]

Uh, no. It took months to track down the genetic parents. Surrogates don’t spend any time raising the children they birth.

But most people think surrogacy is also suboptimal and not ideal for the child. There is a real bond and attachment between the surrogate and the child that is severed.[/quote]

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