tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post3404205752032929563..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Making babies, just to make ends meetLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-28026155516214683332012-11-08T12:59:26.351-05:002012-11-08T12:59:26.351-05:00Yo Gale, make me gag too. Why? I guess because it ...Yo Gale, make me gag too. Why? I guess because it is possible. And it is a big hunk of money all at once, but ye gads!Lorraine Duskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-34190762303763783552012-11-08T11:22:05.260-05:002012-11-08T11:22:05.260-05:00I am in Calif. my found son's daughter was tel... <br />I am in Calif. my found son's daughter was telling me<br />about her mom's friend that was doing this she was NOT<br />poor she lives in Orange County. It's a business a way<br />to make money. I never asked if it was her egg. I didn't want to get into that with my granddaughter. Made me sick<br />I seriously doubt if was her egg.<br /><br />Gale<br />Galenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-40300583322438901202012-11-07T16:35:26.735-05:002012-11-07T16:35:26.735-05:00When I read the title, I thought this was going to...When I read the title, I thought this was going to be about a different topic. Mainly women getting pregnant and making an adoption plan so that their expenses are paid during pregnancy. I don't mean fraud. They place these children. I mean poor women who don't have as many options for supporting themselves and don't make a living wage. <br /><br />I was hoping that you were going to talk about them. We need to make poverty not a reason for adoption.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-6533189317399967702012-11-07T13:14:06.792-05:002012-11-07T13:14:06.792-05:00She is being grossly underpaid if one calculates w...She is being grossly underpaid if one calculates what she would earn under California minimum wage and overtime rules.<br /><br />Since she is effectively working 24 hours a day to produce a full-term/40-week baby, her total pay should amount to $87,040.maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067284504038707207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-67388154823494993612012-11-07T12:04:43.572-05:002012-11-07T12:04:43.572-05:00This all(surrogacy, coercion in adoption)smacks of...This all(surrogacy, coercion in adoption)smacks of slavery to me. Our President must have slaves in his ancestry. How can we connect the dots to get him to do something about reproduction enslavement? Any ideas out there?Barbara Thavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646036820037271522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-54439326883417190612012-11-06T10:35:03.068-05:002012-11-06T10:35:03.068-05:00Since this is a business, surrogacy as self-employ...Since this is a business, surrogacy as self-employment, how does the income get reported for tax purposes? Does she get a 1099 from the baby-buying customers? Does this income accrue towards her future Social Security and Medicare benefits? <br /><br />How about sales taxes? Is it collected on the sale of breast milk, heck, even the sale of the baby...?<br /><br />We live in one bizarro world.maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067284504038707207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-79895358125702327352012-11-05T20:17:11.265-05:002012-11-05T20:17:11.265-05:00I believe the situations described in this piece e...I believe the situations described in this piece equal a modern-day indentured servitude. I have to wonder if these women had viable choices for alternative employment would they make the choice to carry a child for a stranger? <br /><br />For some reason I find people turning to 3rd world countries to rent a womb even more reprehensible than those looking for a domestic product and manufacturer. It’s ironic that westerners are turning to poor women from a country like India with appallingly high maternal mortality rates. Paid surrogates there are required to have had at least one of their own pregnancies prior to hiring out her body; you can guarantee that few of them had any real medical attention or care during their own pregnancies and deliveries. Once they pass screening criteria and are hired they are often required to leave their own families behind and live in a hostel setting with a “den mother” for the entire treatment and pregnancy to ensure they get proper health care. One has to wonder if they would be allowed to leave if they had an emergency at home...or if they are prisoners.<br /><br />Exploitation is alive and well.<br /><br />Paigenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-17529069652156835112012-11-05T17:20:20.558-05:002012-11-05T17:20:20.558-05:00I am not even surprised.... after all, one thing m...I am not even surprised.... after all, one thing mormon women are supposed to do - supply sons and daughters. I know - I grew up in the church. I have more cousins than most people have community populations. My mother came from a family of 14 - I have 10 sibs - 8 living - my older sisters are gone. <br /><br />Can I be sick now, or do I have to wait until we slide into hell?<br />Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815710859859029536noreply@blogger.com