Thanks for this. I have noticed more and more in popular media the idea of using a surrogate becoming an accepted norm for couples who are unable to have a child on their own. The message is out there that doing so is an act of benevolence and without any ethical quandaries whatsoever. Look for its approval in a grade school Social Studies textbook soon.
RE: I have noticed more and more in popular media the idea of using a surrogate becoming an accepted norm for couples who are unable to have a child on their own.
This idea isn’t new...
In the Old Testament, Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was barren. She was promised by God that she would have a child in her old age... but she couldn’t wait.... After waiting too long, she decided to ask her husband to father a child by her maid, Hagar and adopt the child as her own.
The result of the union — Ishmael, traditionally the ancestor of the enemies of Israel ( till today ).
I’ll be open to the argument for surrogacy just as soon as there are no more children rotting away in orphanages and foster homes.