Surrogacy has become an accessible fertility option for many individuals and couples to have a child and family.
Whether you are Intending Parents or a Gestational Carrier the legal, medical, and psychological issues are complex. How these complexities and relationships are facilitated becomes crucial in their success for surrogacy.
Surrogacy remains contentious and warrants in depth knowledge, advice and consideration of the ethical issues, medical concerns, legal concerns and psychological issues for the Intending Parents, the Surrogate and the child. There are many psychological and emotional considerations as well as a physical one for the surrogate.
Partaking in surrogacy counselling can be an extremely helpful way to decide if you want to proceed as Intending Parents or as a Surrogate and to support you in the exploration of such discussions as:
What is gestational surrogacy?
How does surrogacy work?
Is surrogacy an option in Ireland?
Will I need to go abroad for surrogacy?
What surrogacy will mean for all people involved, including the surrogate, intending parent or parents, potential donors and other family members.
How much control over the pregnancy the Surrogate and Intending Parents will have.
What will happen in the case that there is a genetic abnormality in the baby, or if the baby’s health is at risk.
The ongoing pregnancy medical care and involvement of the Intending Parents
How the ongoing relationship between the child, the Surrogate and Intending Parents will be arranged.
How disputes between all people involved will be resolved
These are only some of the many discussions to have in advance of becoming Intending Parents or a surrogate.
At Fertility Counselling Care we understand Surrogacy and the implications of this treatment for Intending Parents and Surrogates. If you wish to discuss surrogacy in a safe and confidential space, Fertility Counselling Care welcomes a consultation with you.