Guide to Surrogacy

By Florence J. Martin

Surrogacy is a form of third-party reproduction in which a woman consents to carry a pregnancy for intended parent(s) who cannot conceive for medical reasons or those who are a gay couple. There are two forms of surrogacy: traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy uses the surrogate mother's egg for conception. In contrast, gestational surrogacy is performed by transferring embryos made through IVF with eggs from the intended mother or a donor. Thus, the advent of IVF has assisted gestational surrogacy. However, pregnancy and gestation involve psychological burden and health risks for the surrogate mother. Moreover, the legal procedures for parenthood following surrogacy are complicated due to the typical legal assumption that a woman giving birth to a child is the legitimate mother of the child. Therefore, a surrogate mother is required to formally abandon parental authority, and the intended parent(s) then adopt the child born.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09L4HRG7N
• ISBN13: 9798762077729
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"