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Post by M. Hawbaker on Apr 15, 2020 16:56:38 GMT
On April 9, right in the middle of New York’s epic battle against COVID-19, the state legislature passed, and Governor Cuomo signed, a bill that legalizes commercial surrogacy. As of February 15, 2021, residents of New York will be able to enter into legally enforceable surrogacy contracts. From the beginning to the end, this debate was never driven by any serious consideration of what’s good for women and children, but by “heartstrings rhetoric, celebrity endorsement,” and especially, gay-rights advocates.
the final proposal lacked adequate and necessary safeguards against the exploitation and commodification of women’s bodies, or the commercialization of children. Underscoring the shameful nature of this legislation, proponents secured its passage by subterfuge, smuggling it past both religious conservative and feminist opponents in the mandatory budget measure, even though commercial surrogacy has nothing to do with the state budget.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Apr 15, 2020 17:00:48 GMT
So basically, the same state that allows abortion up to and including the very moment of birth, now allows children to be deliberately conceived and sold for money because there aren't enough already existing children available for adoption by those who can't have babies of their own.   |
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Post by barb43 on Apr 23, 2020 1:09:54 GMT
So basically, the same state that allows abortion up to and including the very moment of birth, now allows children to be deliberately conceived and sold for money because there aren't enough already existing children available for adoption by those who can't have babies of their own. Would it surprise you to know this is really not a new thing? I have a cousin-once-removed who was a surrogate mother for some number of children over the years. She was paid well for her services. She is a blonde, blue-eyed white woman. The husband in the couples provided the sperm. But they picked her because she was a blonde, blue-eyed white woman. I don't know how they found her. That was in Florida. Surrogacy was a big thing back in the 70s to late 80s or early 90s. Yes, there are thousands of babies & young children who languish in foster care because they aren't the 'right' type of baby/young child. |
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