Surrogacy In The News
Surrogacy is in the news again as another celebrity opens up about infertility. In June Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick welcomed twin girls via a surragate. Other parents in this article talk about their stuggles to conceive and have shared birth stories with their children. A new children’s book was recently published that is tailored to the story of birth through surrogacy- “Hope & Will Have a Baby: The Gift of Surrogacy” by Irene Celcer.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) estimates 400 to 600 births per year from 2003 to 2007 from gestational surrogate births. Advocacy groups believe the actual number is much higher. A traditional surrogate is inseminated with sperm for the purpose of conceiving for a recipient and has a biological link to the fetus. In contrast a gestational surrogate (also called a gestational carrier or uterine carrier) is an individual who has no genetic link to the fetus she is carrying- embryos created by the intended parents are transferred into the surrogate's uterus.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) estimates 400 to 600 births per year from 2003 to 2007 from gestational surrogate births. Advocacy groups believe the actual number is much higher. A traditional surrogate is inseminated with sperm for the purpose of conceiving for a recipient and has a biological link to the fetus. In contrast a gestational surrogate (also called a gestational carrier or uterine carrier) is an individual who has no genetic link to the fetus she is carrying- embryos created by the intended parents are transferred into the surrogate's uterus.
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