Highlights from
June 2, 2010 Creating a Family radio show
What factors should you consider when choosing a
surrogate? How does this decision differ from decisions
with other forms of assisted reproductive technology? Our
guests on today's show were Jamie Williams, Surrogacy Case Manager
for The Surrogacy Source, a full service surrogacy agency. Jamie
brings first hand experience having been a gestational surrogate.
Stephanie Caballero, founder of Extraordinary Conceptions, a
California based egg donation and surrogacy center. She is an
attorney specializing in Surrogacy, Egg Donation and Adoption law,
and a mom through surrogacy.
What types of surrogacy are available in the US?
How does traditional surrogacy differ from gestational
surrogacy?
Why do women use of surrogate?
What percentage of couples who use a surrogate use donor
eggs?
What percentage of couples who use a surrogate use donor egg
and donor sperm?
Does it matter when choosing a surrogate what state she lives
in?
Is it possible for the intended parents to be on the original
birth certificate?
What motivates a woman to become a surrogate for another
couple?
Should the money to be earned or compensation be a
motivation?
What makes a good surrogate?
What are the big issues that must be agreed upon before
entering into a surrogacy arrangement?
How important is the surrogate’s family to a successful
surrogacy?
What type of support and education should the surrogate’s
family receive?
How much control do the intended parents have over the
surrogate’s lifestyle? The surrogates eating, drinking, and
smoking habits?
Ultimately, whose decision is it to selectively reduce or to
abort the pregnancy?
How much does surrogacy cost?
Do most surrogates allow the intended parents to be present at
the birth?
Is there any way to fully protect the intended parents from a
traditional surrogate having parental rights, custody, or
visitation if she wants it?
