NY Times article entitled "No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help." This article is about the challenges of answering the question "Where did I come from?" when the parents have used a surrogate mother to get pregnant. What would be the best way to talk to a child about surrogacy (given their developmental level)? Should parents entering into surrogacy think about how to tell their child before even entering into these contracts?
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Surrogacy and Parenting
NY Times article entitled "No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help." This article is about the challenges of answering the question "Where did I come from?" when the parents have used a surrogate mother to get pregnant. What would be the best way to talk to a child about surrogacy (given their developmental level)? Should parents entering into surrogacy think about how to tell their child before even entering into these contracts?
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