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Psychologist, author and surrogacy advocate Kim Bergman joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about being a surrogate and the surrogacy process. Where do you begin with surrogacy? What happens if a surrogate decides they want to keep the baby? What are the risks involved with surrogacy? Answers to these questions and many more await on Surrogacy Support.

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00:00 – Surrogacy Support
00:15 – Surrogacy when capable of having children
02:10 – Exploitative or empowering?
04:01 – “Third-party assisted reproduction”
05:02 – Friends is real-life, ask Phoebe
05:45 – Can a surrogate keep the baby?
07:03 – Traditional vs. gestational surrogacy
07:41 – Surrogacy abortion
09:31 – The limit of surrogate pregnancies
10:17 – The legalities of surrogacy miscarriage
11:25 – Job protection as a surrogate
11:46 – Where to begin?
14:34 – Judgement after surrogacy
16:03 – Can you relinquish a surrogate baby?
16:49 – How surrogates are recruited
18:42 – I didn’t know my wife offered to be a surrogate
19:48 – Surrogacy second thoughts
20:42 – Risks to a surrogate
22:06 – Legality of surrogacy in European countries
24:10 – Do surrogate babies develop attachment issues?
24:57 – How much does surrogacy cost?
25:56 – Baby health & the surrogate process
26:52 – How to start
27:26 – Surrogate vs. parental screening
28:30 – The impact on mental health
30:50 – Gattaca: is the writing on the wall?
31:39 – Should a surrogate child know?

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