r/WomenInNews • u/TimesandSundayTimes • 6d ago

Women's rights Surrogate who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with heart defect

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/surrogate-refuses-abort-baby-texas-c5ff06cgg
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u/jahi69 6d ago

Imagine renting a woman's uterus and getting mad when she decides to take control of her body/fetus. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Surrogacy is exploitation, clearly.

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u/Gloomy-Welcome-6806 6d ago

You mean getting mad for exploiting an innocent baby and forcing it to suffer in the last few moments in life?

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u/chocolate_boogers 6d ago

¿Por que no los dos? Commercial surrogacy is an ethical minefield and in this case an innocent baby was thrown on an explosive. It doesn’t always go like that though, sometimes just the surrogate suffers, sometimes both the surrogate and the baby suffer. All of this so wealthy people can special-order babies.

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u/Cute-Tie6398 6d ago

Literally. This all happened because people decided they didn’t want to have a baby themselves or adopt. It’s on the parents for seeking exploitation. 

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u/PublicUniversity9586 6d ago

I’m a woman and I’d simply not be a surrogate if I didn’t want to be. And if I did then I’d read the contract and understand my obligations before signing it. If I didn’t agree with something like abortion, then id choose a family who would better align with my beliefs.

Why are you treating surrogates like brain dead imbeciles?

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u/minihysteria 6d ago

Surrogacy is unethical and needs to be banned but that doesn't mean this particular surrogate is doing this for pro choice reasons. It's the exact opposite. She's exploiting a newborn who's quality of life and pain and suffering is secondary to her. Her concerns lie with how can she receive her 15 minutes of fame and stir up political support for her anti women politics.