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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the surrogate is well compensated and not coerced (including indirect coercion due to financial need), sure.  [b]Some women actually enjoy being pregnant and view surrogacy as a blessing they can offer others.[/b]  (I know women like this.)

People on this thread jumping right to racism and impugning your parenting ability are nuts, ignore them. [/quote]

Yes, there are definitely surrogates who feel this way, but I’m guessing that the majority of them consider it a blessing to be a surrogate for people who *need* a surrogate, not people who simply want a surrogate for the sake of convenience.[/quote]

Surrogates are perfectly free to interview prospective parents about their motivations, and to accept or decline the contract on that basis. Those who care deeply about motivations will do so.[/quote]

And the ones who don't care about motivations are probably the more economically disadvantaged.

Would you go to your peer or friend and say hey please volunteer for this thing so I don't get fat? Your friend or peer would tell you to pound sand. A desperately poor person would be more likely to agree to these terms.[/quote]

Maybe, but maybe they have their own reasons. I enjoyed being pregnant. It’s a service I’d be happy to perform if my life allowed, and I wouldn’t interrogate a prospective parent as to whether her reasons were worthy enough.  Honestly, if someone told me she’d pay $100k to “not get fat” I’d just think she has a lot of body issues. Many women do and I’m not going to judge ‘em for it. Society can be brutal about women’s bodies. Not my place to say they should overcome their issues if they want to have a baby. [/quote]

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