[Kon-Peki]

> Surrogacy will be the next big thing. Women in poorer countries will birth the children for wealthier nations.

So you think women in poorer countries are willing to "pre-sell" their children? That's insanely absurd, and an absolute human rights violation if forced. No. This will not happen.

[throwaway_4ever]

You need to look up what surrogacy means. The surrogate women is doing the "pregnancy" part, with prior agreement and IVF from a different couple.

[Kon-Peki]

> You need to look up what surrogacy means

Thanks, I am familiar with the meaning.

It doesn’t matter if someone provided the fertilized egg. Woman A has a child and then it becomes part of Family B, sometimes with money changing hands and/or the threat of lawsuits or jail if Woman A has a change of heart.

The only way this can possibly be morally acceptable is in very carefully vetted on-off situations AND no penalty or pressure for a changed mind.

There is no morally-defensible way to do this “at scale”. Please do more research if you have even the slightest doubt.

[irrational]

But... why? Most women I know are fine and even happy with the pregnancy part. Why would they want to outsource that part? They love the attention. The birth part? Not so much, but that part is difficult to outsource.

[DFHippie]

> Most women I know are fine and even happy with the pregnancy part. Why would they want to outsource that part? They love the attention.

Hmmm... Well, we know different women.

[exolymph]

Google "perineal tear birth" for a visceral taste of the issues that come along with pregnancy and childbirth. It's a grueling process.

[irrational]

I’ve witnessed 7 births in person (cesarean, vaginal natural, and vaginal with epidural). Though I haven’t experienced it myself, I’m fairly familiar with childbirth.

[mensetmanusman]

Lots of those agreements to date were under duress due to massive income inequality according to reports.