| Reimbursement for the Loss of Reproductive Organs | | | | $15,000 to $25,000 depending on what reproductive |
| is a fairly new concept and one that I honestly | | | | organ is lost. In the case of an ectopic pregnancy an |
| disagree with however it doesn't matter what I think | | | | ovary might be damaged or lost and with a |
| in this case...it matters if it's a deal breaker to the | | | | hysterectomy the uterus and other parts of the |
| Surrogate or Intended Parent when it comes to | | | | reproductive system are removed. Each of these |
| contract issues. | | | | situations are usually needed in emergency |
| When a surrogate agrees to enter into a contract | | | | circumstances. Even in the case of a miscarriage with |
| with Intended Parents it usually written SOMEWHERE | | | | a D&C the uterine lining can be damaged and a |
| in the contract that she, the surrogate, is aware of | | | | condition called Ashermans syndrome can occur and |
| the complications of child birth. This can be worded in | | | | make the surrogate mother unable to carry for |
| many different ways but what this section is really | | | | anyone, including herself. |
| saying to women is that you know that there are | | | | Most of these organ threatening situations are rare |
| risks to pregnancy and birth. The risk of an ectopic | | | | but they do happen. Many agencies and clinics will ask |
| pregnancy, risk of miscarriage, risk of infections, risk | | | | the woman wanting to be a surrogate if she feels |
| of c-sections, risk of high blood pressure, risk of | | | | satisfied with her family as it stands at that moment. |
| gestational diabetes, risk of hysterectomy, and yes, | | | | Would she regret it if she couldn't add to her own |
| even the risk of death. This list is as long as my arm | | | | family in the future? If so, is that a risk she is willing |
| but I think my point is very clear. Being a surrogate | | | | to take? And lets be honest, no amount of money is |
| mother is risky! (which is why you need health and | | | | going to placate a woman for her loss of fertility. |
| life insurance!) | | | | Even $25,000 isn't going to scratch the surface of |
| To ask for a set amount in case there is a loss of | | | | replacing her ability to become pregnant and carry |
| reproductive organs has been seen in quite a few of | | | | her own child. (How well her very own Intended |
| the newer contracts. I have noticed anywhere from | | | | Parents will know this! |