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How Surrogacy Is Transforming the American Family
St. Martin's Press
November 2013
On Sale: November 5, 2013
300 pages
ISBN: 125000294X
EAN: 9781250002945
Kindle: B00DA6XKF8
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Non-Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author
of Crazy Love comes a riveting new narrative
about surrogate pregnancy from both sides of the
equation—the parents and the gestational
carrier.
Once considered a desperate, even morally
suspect option, surrogacy is now sweeping headlines,
transforming the lives of celebrities like Sarah Jessica
Parker, Nicole Kidman and Elton John, and changing the face
of the American family. But how much do we really know about
it? And is it really as easy and accessible – emotionally,
financially, legally and physically – as magazines make it
out to be? We often hear about successful outcomes, but
little about the journey – about the precious hope that
starts it all, the ups and downs of finding a surrogate, the
heartache and obstacles, the risks and expenses at every
step, or the unbelievable joy when years of determination
pay off. In The Baby Chase, acclaimed writer Leslie
Morgan Steiner weaves three stories together — of a nurse, a
firefighter, and the Indian gestational carriers and doctors
who helped them — to provide one intensely personal look at
what makes surrogacy so controversial, fascinating, and in
some cases, the only ray of hope for today's infertile
parents-to-be.
Rhonda Wile and her husband Gerry
struggled for years with infertility. With perseverance that
shocked everyone around them, they tried every procedure and
option available – unsuccessfully – until they finally
decided to hire a surrogate. While surrogacy was being
touted as a miracle for hopeful parents, for Rhonda and
Gerry, it seemed an impossible and unaffordable dream.
Until they came across the beaming smile of a beautiful
Indian woman on the internet… and, within a few short
months, embarked on a journey that would take them deep into
the emerging world of Indian carriers, international medical
tourism, and the global surrogacy community.
Moving,
page-turning, and meticulously researched, this complex
human story is paired with an examination of the
issues—religious, legal, medical and emotional—that shapes
surrogacy as a solution both imperfect and life-changing.
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