Usually, the only ethical decisions involved in starting a family are related to preparedness. Are you ready to have a child? Do you have the finances available to ensure this child will be able to eat and have clothes to wear? Are you willing to give up the spare time the childless state involves, and…
The decision to start a family is always going to be an expensive one, but for couples having a family in the traditional way, with natural pregnancy followed by childbirth, the expenses involved come at a later date. Some money is spent on medical support during the pregnancy and the cost of the hospital or…
Wanting to start a family after meeting “the one” is one of the most natural things in the world. And of course, the path to starting a family is as old as civilization itself, or at least, that’s how it is for most people. The traditional path of a woman becoming pregnant and giving birth…
Surrogacy is a medical technique where another woman agrees to let her uterus be used to safely grow an embryo on behalf of a couple that is unable to do themselves. This may be for health reasons, such as the woman in a hopeful family being advised to not put herself or a baby at…
While some couples can take the traditional route of meeting, falling in love, and starting a family together by allowing the woman in the relationship to become pregnant, this isn’t always an easy or available route for other couples. Some women have been medically evaluated to be at risk if they undertake pregnancy, either harming…
The concept of surrogate motherhood is not a new one to human culture. Even western society has records that go back thousands of years of history showing that some couples would seek out another woman to willingly bear a child intended for that family. The Christian Bible itself uses surrogate motherhood as an example of…
Parenthood. For many, it’s a dream that feels out of reach. While some people seem to have no problem at all when it comes to having children, others struggle for various reasons. Whether it is a same-sex couple who want to have a child of their own or a straight couple who struggle with infertility…
For years, surrogacy has given hope to those who thought that being parents was unattainable. Gay couples, infertile couples, and single people ready to become a parent all have used surrogacy to realize their dream of parenthood. And as technology continues to increase the rates of surrogacy success, it’s only going to continue to be…
Surrogacy. It’s something that can change the lives of men and women, giving those who are unable to have children an opportunity to become a parent. Whether there is an infertility issue, gay couples looking to become parents, or some other situation, surrogacy is a proven method of helping would-be parents realize their dream. But…
The definition of a traditional family is changing in so many ways. One of them is the fact that those who were once unable to have children can now do so thanks to surrogacy. Adoption has long been a standard as well, and for many couples the choice comes down to these two options. Which…
