Surrogacy involves a woman carrying a baby for another person or couple. There are two types: traditional, where the surrogate is genetically related to the child, and gestational, where she is not. Surrogacy can be commercial or altruistic, and laws vary by country and state.
While all surrogacy arrangements involve a woman carrying a baby for another person or couple, there are two basic types of surrogacy. The first is traditional surrogacy. Under this type of arrangement, a woman is artificially inseminated with sperm from either the intended father or a sperm donor. The child that she becomes pregnant with and eventually bears is genetically her own child, as her egg is fertilized as part of the process.
Traditional surrogacy is typically employed when a single heterosexual or gay male wishes to have a child and has no suitable female partner to carry the child. It is also used when a woman wants to have a baby and her eggs are not suitable for some reason. For example, if a woman’s eggs are not viable or she has an inherited genetic condition that could put her biological child at risk, she may choose to contract with a traditional surrogate instead.
Gestational surrogacy is the more common of the two types of surrogacy. Under this type of arrangement, a surrogate mother is impregnated with another woman’s egg; the egg is fertilized by sperm from the intended father or a donor before implantation, in a process called in vitro fertilization. In this case, the surrogate mother is not genetically related to the unborn child in any way. For this type of surrogacy, the surrogate mother may be required to take fertility medications to ensure successful fertilization.
In addition to the two basic types of surrogacy, these arrangements are often categorized based on whether or not the payment is exchanged. For commercial types of surrogacy, the surrogate mother is usually paid a fee to compensate her for her participation. This fee will cover not only her medical expenses and any other pregnancy-related expenses, including travel arrangements, but also a sum for her time and effort. In some cases, surrogacy fees can amount to thousands of dollars in compensation.
The other monetary categorization for surrogacy is the altruistic disposition. With this type of arrangement, the surrogate mother agrees to become pregnant and bear the child of another person or couple without any monetary compensation. However, in this case, you may still be reimbursed for medical care and other expenses related to the pregnancy. The difference here is that she will receive payment above and beyond the pregnancy related stuff.
In some places in the world, commercial surrogacy is illegal. In others, gestational surrogacy is prohibited. However, there are a number of countries that allow all types of surrogacy arrangements. In the United States, for example, there are many states that allow all types of surrogacy, but places like Washington and New York prohibit the commercial type.
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