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

Psst--this is happening in Las Vegas, among other parts of the US.
(Popular way of making a living for former go-go dancers et al.)  I
actually know a couple here who used the service in LV, and were quite
pleased. Apparently Margaret Atwood's dystopia is an accepted fact of
life now.

Carol K.,
Fresno


On 12/31/07, Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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