[lit-ideas] Re: Ah....outsourcing pregnancy

My scorn for capitalism won't surprise anyone here, but my admiration for it's 
resourcefulness might.  

>>The women earn more than many would make in 15 years. But the program raises 
>>a host of uncomfortable questions that touch on morals and modern science, 
>>exploitation and globalization...<< 

If we can turn the wholesale killing of people into a retail industry, I don't 
see why birthin' babies should raise an eyebrow.

>>Ritu Sodhi, a furniture importer from Los Angeles who was born in India, 
>>spent $200,000 trying to get pregnant through in-vitro fertilization, and was 
>>considering spending another $80,000 to hire a surrogate mother in the United 
>>States.
>>"We were so desperate," she said. "It was emotionally and financially 
>>exhausting."<<



Just wait till she sees the bill from Stanford University in about 18 years. 

I wonder what their returned goods policy is.

Mike Geary 

Memphis

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