Surrogate Mother: Like many others, Marty and Melinda Rangers’ busy careers made it difficult for them to start a family. But after earning a little money in the real estate business and retiring early, the couple moved to the Caribbean. Where they felt that they were ready to bring their child into the world. However, having turned 40 and finding local medical services in their new location ‘unreliable’, they decided to give up the option of having a child through IVF and instead seek surrogacy or a surrogate mother. Did.
For this, Marty and Melinda spent ‘hundreds of hours in research’. But when they caught their chosen surrogate mother drinking, that dramatic moment turned their dreams of parenthood into a nightmare. The couple contacted a new but reputable surrogacy agency in California. Who introduced him to a young woman. Which was ‘trustworthy on paper and pleasant to talk to on the phone.’ From there both parties underwent psychological testing and the surrogate passed the medical examination. The couple’s embryos were then transferred to the surrogate mother through an IVF clinic.
Surrogacy fees around $100,000
Marty said the surrogacy fee was approximately $100,000. In which ‘30,000 dollars were given to the agency, 65,000 dollars were given to the surrogate mother and 5,000 dollars were given as legal fees.’ As part of the contract, Marty and his wife had to sign a contract with their surrogate ‘which was about 40 pages long and these agreements included things you would never even think about.’
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Strict contract of surrogacy
Detailing some of the points in the contract, Marty revealed that ‘consumption of drugs and alcohol is strictly prohibited during pregnancy. Besides, going out of the country is also prohibited. Domestic air travel is possible only with a doctor’s letter. ‘Surrogates cannot even travel out of the state in the last trimester, and they cannot have a new sexual partner without prior approval.’ However, Marty said that ‘it was a very difficult decision, but his trust was broken.’
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 24, 2024, 10:46 pm IST