Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy

<p>A deeply personal account of the trials and tribulations of the surrogacy journey! <p/>Surrogacy's been coldly and unjustifiably called baby buying and baby selling and many states have banned it. But those insensitive terms do not tell the inspiring tale of a couple fiercely wanting to become parents. A Gay Couple's Experience with Surrogacy: Intended Fathers is the moving true story of a gay couple's decision to have their child through a surrogate mother. With humor and emotion the author traces their intense experience from the initial decision to have a child through surrogacy on through the entire pregnancy and birth. <p/>A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy chronicles this couple's no-holds-barred account of the emotional toll the legal matters the financial concerns and the ultimate fulfillment of parenting a child. <p/>A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy reveals the author's answers to these questions: </p><ul> <li> why surrogacy over adoption?<br> </li> <li> which type of surrogacytraditional or gestational?<br> </li> <li> what were the issues when choosing a surrogate?<br> </li> <li> how much does surrogacy cost?<br> </li> <li> what living expenses are included in the cost?<br> </li> <li> what are the emotional and financial reasons that surrogates choose to bear another's child?<br> </li> <li> what are the pitfalls in choosing surrogacy?<br> </li> <li> what are the legal issueswhat to beware and what to consider <p/> </li> </ul><p>An excerpt: <p/><i>Before I knew it I was writing an ad of my own and I actually posted it. David of course had no idea what I was up to. The ad read: <p/>We're a gay couple in New York that just celebrated our fourteenth anniversary and we've decided to extend our family. We're looking for someone close by and even have a separate apartment available if needed. <p/>Nice huh? Could it be just a little bit more. . . vague? Could my ad have lacked a little more personality? Sure have our baby and move right in while you're doing it! Who the hell would respond to that? I wasn't even sure after reading it myself that it made any sense. But what should I have said? What could I have said? I scrambled to find a way to delete it but couldn't.</i> <p/>A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy is a touching memoir that reveals the challenges that face gay and lesbian couples who may be considering either adoption or surrogacy.</p>