Surrogate motherhood. Is it kids sale or life saving?

Surrogate motherhood. Is it kids sale or life saving?

Surrogate motherhood procedure came into service not recently, as some people believe, but it has been being around for a long time. If we dip into the history of humanity, we will see that surrogacy takes its origin from the ancient civilizations. Thus, the Old Testament contains the story about Sarah and Abraham, when infertile wife invited a maid so that she carried Abraham’s fetus to term. In Sumerian Mesopotamia, 18th century BC, surrogacy in general was enshrined in the Code of Hammurabi (the king's law). And it can be found a lot of such cases in the history of civilization.
In today's high tech world, surrogacy enjoys great popularity, because the problem of infertility has reached peak levels in the 21st century, and innovative technologies help to work wonders in medicine sphere with the help of assisted methods of reproductive medicine. But, in this issue, as is the case, there are both supporters and vociferous opponents. The last ones claim that surrogacy is nothing like awful process of turning babies into commodities that are bought dearly and sold good by comfortably situated people. Feminists see in this procedure only exploitation of women, and representatives of religion consider surrogacy to be an immoral tendency that undermines sanctity of marriage and family.
During the recent time, workers of our clinic began to receive condemnatory letters, authors of which accuse medical workers and say that they "do not have anything sacred," and "sell children just like boxes with the laundry." Here is a quote from one such letter: “Shame on you! You sell human lives ... You are not doctors; you are witches who have lost touch with reality and humanity. You turn into a greedy machine that corrupts morals and true meaning of medicine. You do not treat and do not make people’s life easier...”
After reading such statements, the first question that is tempted to ask these people is what will you do if just you will not have an opportunity to give a birth in a natural way??? It is important to note that these texts come from people who have never encountered the problem of infertility and do not seek help in reproductive medicine clinics. Such a negative opinion was formed after viewing a site about surrogacy. It’s always easy to say, as long as you do not face the fact of what you are talking face to face. Let's look at this issue from the other side. For any family in which a woman can not conceive or bear a child, surrogacy is the only way to get a child that genetically will be native for both husband and wife. It is also important to remember that human exploitation in this case is excluded. We live in a developed civilization, and surrogate mothers voluntarily agree with this role in exchange for financial compensation, and moral satisfaction that she helps infertile people to become happy and make their cherished dream come true. Chatting live with surrogate mothers and families for whom they bearded child you will instantly make sure that this procedure is painless, peaceful, and at the end, both sides often even continue communication.
Throwing words of accusations towards surrogacy and clinics that conduct such programs just think to this issue for a moment and come into world of infertile couples. When, after years of trying to become pregnant, great number of procedures and treatments and at the end doctor says that infertility is your diagnosis and anything can be done. And there is only one way out, in particular modern reproductive medicine. Probably everyone if he were in such situation would use this unique chance in order to procreation and so long-awaited motherhood feeling.
To date, a low birth rate and aging population can be seen in majority of European countries, and problem of infertility posts record gains. As a result it can lead to degeneration of nations. Scientific and technological progress contributes to development of new ways of solving the problem of infertility that automatically will help to solve the global difficulties. Looking at thousands of happy couples, with tears of happiness in their eyes, it can be said for sure that reproductive medicine has been moving in the right direction. By the way there are more supporters of assisted methods of infertility treatment use than its opponents. Looking through the numerous forums, comments book, and letters of gratitude that is addressed BioTexCom clinic, we understand that our work is not for nothing but only for the good of mankind. And as for the aggressors who accuse us of inhumanity and immorality ... Well, we can answer it with the words of one unknown author, who said: "In independent countries, every person has a right to express his own opinion and any of the others has the right not to listen to him".