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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They most likely expected Chrissy to have another loss.

Im happy for them. I don’t envy the night duty right now. Glad they can afford extra hands.

[b]As far as surrogacy, there are women that are happy to offer this service.[/b] Personally I would find it difficult, so I don’t. [/quote]

Surrogacy is like going out on one of those fishing boats like on Deadliest Catch -- it's dangerous and difficult, but you can do it even if you don't have much education as long as you have the requisite experience, and you will get a nice payday. [b]I do think it can potentially be quite exploitative because of the invasive nature of it[/b] -- wealthy parents who hire surrogates often want a very high level of control over the surrogate, controlling her diet, sleep patterns, everything. I've heard horror stories. I'm sure some surrogates find it rewarding and have good experiences, but it definitely skirts an ethical line I have mixed feelings about. Similar to prostitution -- some women are happy to offer that service to, but the potential for exploitation and abuse is so high.[/quote]

I believe it's inherently exploitative and should be void against public policy with exceptions for immediate family/first degree relatives.[/quote]

I think this is a really elitist perspective to take. I think it should be legal and regulated to protect surrogates, but who are you to tell a woman how to risk her body? Every day thousands of guys get up on roofs to do roofing jobs, loggers go out and log, fisherman go out and fish. Top three deadliest professions right there. 861 pregnant women died in 2020, 108 roofers died in 2020. 3.6 million women gave birth in 2020, there are about 100,000 roofers in the US. So .000023% of pregnant women died and .001% of roofers died. Does hiring a roofer skirt an ethical line for you?

Why can men take on risky professions and have no one blink an eye but refuse to allow a woman to do it? And that maternal mortality statistic is just general population, one would assume that the rate among surrogates would be lower considering they need to meet a set of standards to be a surrogate (I would not be able to be a surrogate for example because I have a history of preeclampsia).

You deal with exploitation and abuse by bringing a profession into the light and regulating it, not by pushing it further into an under the table dark corner. [/quote]

I understand that people may not agree with my perspective, but I don't understand the elitist accusation. I am sure that people without means would also (and in fact already do) sell their kidneys or other body parts, but we don't allow that in the US or other modern societies.

I understand the comparison to physically demanding labor, but I don't equate physically demanding labor to the rental of a part of your body/one of your organs.[/quote]

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