Kapil Sibal

Yes, the state must intervene to prevent the exploitation of poor Indian women who are enticed or coerced into surrogacy, as well as to protect the rights of surrogate children. However, it should also be empathetic to individuals with alternative lifestyles who are well within their legal and human rights to demand access to surrogacy services.

Indian Politician

Dustin Lance Black

What's beautiful about the journey of surrogacy is that relationship you build with your surrogate, when it's done in places with good law. These aren't women you stop speaking to once your child is born, this is someone who's part of your family.

American Director

Joan Lunden

Surrogacy used to be difficult, because the woman that was carrying the child was biologically related to the child. And sometimes you can still do it that way, but you do not have to do it that way anymore.

American Celebrity

Christopher Meloni

We went online to surrogacy agencies. We interviewed lots of people - and I have to say, with all due respect, some of them were freaks. I was very leery of the process the whole way through.

American Actor

Kashmira Shah

I told my family just a month before kids were born and I had to explain to them what surrogacy was. They read up about it and they said, 'it's your kid, obviously we are excited.

Indian Actress

Mary Beth Whitehead

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong.

GloZell

A lot of people have been asking me questions about IVF and surrogacy, and I'm glad that I can be a mouthpiece to that.

American Comedian

Thomas Frank

When money is exchanged for pregnancy, some believe, surrogacy comes close to organ-selling, or even baby-selling.

American Author

Tasha Smith

I would rather do surrogacy before adopting. If I can't do it, I'd rather find someone who would do it for me.

American Actress

Tan France

I love that Tom Daley's talking about surrogacy.

English Designer

Surrogacy carries emotional complexities for those involved, often reflecting hope and struggle.

Emotional Weight

Different surrogacy types include traditional and gestational, each with unique legal and emotional dynamics.

Types of Surrogacy

Surrogacy laws vary widely; knowing local regulations is critical before starting the process.

Legal Implications

Outside medical contexts, surrogacy can mean someone acting in place of another in various roles.

Non-Medical Use

Surrogacy suggests a serious commitment, as it involves taking on someone else's responsibilities temporarily.

Responsibility Implied

Surrogacy emphasizes the temporary aspect of the substitute role or action.

Temporary Nature

 In the meantime, researchers are looking for promising southern white rhino surrogate mothers— ideally who’ve carried a pregnancy to term before. The surrogacy plan is somewhat of a leap of faith— southern and northern white rhinos have interbred

The last living members...

 In my own adolescence, I went to extreme lengths to try to be straight. I enrolled myself in something called "sexual surrogacy therapy," in which people I was encouraged to call doctors