Surrogacy Controversy

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Controversies linked to surrogacy

The question that is commonly asked about surrogacy is whether it is a benefit or disadvantage. Who does it benefit and who does it disadvantage between both the surrogate mother and the couple. My hypothesis clearly states that ; Yes, surrogacy is a benefit to the couple and surrogate mother. The following topic was chosen because it is quite a controversial and intriguing topic to look into. As surrogacy is seen as a way to give a gift to a couple or individual that cannot conceive a child themselves. The topic goes into a deeper debate when the question is asked; why bring another life into this world when there are already billions of children waiting to be adopted. Another question is surfaced; And …show more content…
However, in some situations, this is not possible due to certain medical complications, a history of miscarriage, or the biological mother's age.

A technique called "in vitro fertilization" (IVF) makes it possible to gather eggs from the mother, fertilize them with sperm from the father, and place the embryo into the uterus of a gestational surrogate. As agestational surrogate is called the "birth mother." The surrogate then carries the baby until birth.
With such a controversial topic the statistics can be based on whether the pros outweigh the cons. Whether there are more benefits or disadvantage and the success rate of surrogacy as a whole.
PROS of surrogacy:
You are given the chance to have a baby if you are struggling with infertility or are a gay …show more content…
Within my questionnaire I found out that she had no idea that surrogacy had progressed into gestational surrogacy which involves IVF. On the other hand agestational surrogacy was seen as the norm in her time as polygamy was and still is practised in many African cultures. She agreed that it was seen as an advantage rather than disadvantage. Although she disliked the idea of people letting strangers carry their babies in this day and age. In conclusion to this primary based evidence it is agreed upon that some cultures such as this one (Pedi) see surrogacy as a beneficial factor rather than a disadvantaged
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