Surrogates

Since everyone else here has focused their attention on laws in India, and included some very insulting and offensive definitions, let me answer your question from the perspective of someone that's actually done it! Primarily, let me first confirm that I’ve... More

Since everyone else here has focused their attention on laws in India, and included some very insulting and offensive definitions, let me answer your question from the perspective of someone that's actually done it! Primarily, let me first confirm that I’ve carried 5 babies as a surrogate and I’ve never been to India, so surrogacy does actually happen in other places besides India. I’ve carried for European Caucasians, Canadian Jews, a Canadian man of European stock and Canadian-born Caucasians, in that order. Not one was Indian, so other people besides Indians do access surrogacy. But you asked for a definition, and I’ll use very simple terms, and rather than bend your ear with a lengthy discourse on Indian laws, I’ll simply provide a definition. There are 2 types of surrogacy, called Traditional Surrogacy and Gestational Surrogacy. Traditional Surrogacy is where the pregnant woman has provided her own ova for the creation of the pregnancy and has been inseminated by a doctor or using Less