The Surrogate Mother

"In a lively and dramatic style, Messers. Keane and Breo introduce the reader to the different types of people (ranging from two spouses with Ph.D's to a very religious couple) who have already had a child through the surrogate method, and those who are expecting one. Also included are intimate and revealing interviews with the surrogate mothers themselves. The authors discuss the varying motives of the adoptive couples and their surrogates, the problems - legal and others - that they encountered along the way, and how these problems were handled. There is also an in-depth examination of the positions of various legal, medical, and religious groups on the surrogate-mother procedure, and there is a review of the enthusiastic responses of many average people to the possibilities opened up by this new option for childless couples. The authors then present a detailed section that is a guide to all the legal, medical, psychological, and moral questions faced by an adoptive couple and surrogate mother, and offers practical suggestions for answering many of them." -- excerpted from dust jacket.