"You're about ten meters dilated...it's time to push!" You grab hold onto your husband's hand a little tighter. Take a deep breath...and the labor process begins. This is a common everyday scenario that happens thousands of times a day in hospitals all over the world. Yet sometimes, women will never be able to go through this process, due to circumstances beyond their control. Imagine never being able to have a child. Imagine infertility. Month after month, dozens of negative pregnancy tests, hundreds of dollars, infinite heartaches. What is a couple to do? Who can they trust? What are their options?

One option that is becoming more and more popular in today's society is surrogate motherhood. Why? Some believe it is because of the continuous decreasing numbers of adoptable infants, especially healthy Caucasian infants. The advantage of surrogacy is that the child is usually related to one of the intended parents and can be the product of both genetic parents.

Yet the reason that many Americans don't look for this as an option first is because of the large percentage of unsuccessful cases. A majority of the negative feelings towards surrogacy is mainly due to the uncertainty

Another surrogate mother responds: "Under no circumstances should a surrogate mother be allowed to keep the baby she has given birth to. I think that is disgusting and outrageous. I firmly believe that the surrogate mother should have no legal recourse." (3)

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Approximate Word count = 1925
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)