Wombs to rent?

[JackLuis]

Wombs for rent: Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales

Gour said the clinic organises counselling sessions for the surrogate mothers to stress the importance of eating nourishing food, adding the majority of the women want to repeat the experience.

Mamta Sharma, 29, from one of India’s poorest states, Uttar Pradesh, has been a surrogate mother twice, most recently last year for an Australian couple.

“Everything has changed in my life with the money I got,” said the mother of four children who invested her earnings in a new house.

“I wanted to be a surrogate mother because I wanted to deposit money into an account for my children for their future. I also wanted to help parents who cannot have children,” Thapa said.

“I am proud to have given birth to a beautiful baby.

“The baby and parents are in my prayers forever. I feel like part of the family,” added the former cook, her eyes suddenly bright with tears.

She refused to say how much money she earned from the surrogacy but says she wants to start a second pregnancy in April. The clinic told AFP the mothers get $6,000 from the $28,000 total surrogacy procedure cost.

21% to the womb?

 

[NaokoSmith]

And to think, I had the Piglet AND I go out and earn to feed this bunch. Coulda had 21% of something.

 

[McKenna]

In the right circumstances, I'd gladly be a surrogate. I don't think I could have been a surrogate before the birth of my own son; but now that I finally get to be a mom, I'd happily carry a child for a couple who could not.

That said, I think those women in India could use the cash far more than I could.