I recently learned about the deeply moving story of the mother of a 2-grade pupil at the school where I am deputy principal, who had recently become a surrogate mother. Maybe because I have an adopted child myself, a 5 year old boy from Haiti, it struck a chord. This woman is a poor white Afrikaner from the suburbs of the big city, someone who has
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And there, I think, is the key difference. It's a pretty big divide in a lot of walks of life between here and there.
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The example given violates one of the basic stipulations of a US surrogate mother: to be financially-stable. A woman who uses surrogacy as a way to make ends meet is not an ideal surrogate mother. There has to be some motive other than monetary reward, even if it's just deriving enjoyment from pregnancy, to ensure that the woman is not being degraded or using her body for monetary means.
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We could say that it has been a non-issue in South Africa. It is an issue most anywhere else. I said as much in my story. The part that I agree with, and which I see as the main source of problem here, is indeed,
There has to be some motive other than monetary reward
Which wasn't the case.
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There aren't many people who share that view here, even among his flock.
Let them bark. You can't stop the progress of society, no matter how hard you try.
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Now when I look back, I can't help but be amazed: sheesh, did we go through all this!? But it was tottally worth it.
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I look at two of my friends who both you and I know, they have two natural children, a daughter and son, and three adopted sons, and every time I find myself hoping one day to have such a household myself.
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And btw,
> Sitting on a high horse is a very clear invitation to break your neck.
^ DQ.
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