Tag Archives: surrogacy

When is a ban a subsidy?

In the United States, surrogate mothers receive fees of about $20,000 to $25,000 for their services. In Canada, the U.K., Australia and a number of other countries, commercial surrogacy is outlawed, but surrogates are compensated for expenses, for example, clothing, food, prenatal vitamins, childcare, travel costs, lost wages, medications, medical bills, etc. In the U.K., reported expenses range […]

Surrogate motherhood: the case for commodification

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have one. So do Elton John and David Furnish, and that woman in the New York Times.  They all have children borne by surrogate mothers. In Canada, as in the UK, Australia, France and several other countries, it is illegal to pay surrogate mothers for anything more than their expenses — […]