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Surrogacy

  • A graphic of three people on a red background. The person in the front is holding a baby. Text on the right side reads "Pregnant For A Cause: The Surrogacy Experience."
    Pregnant For A Cause: The Surrogacy Experience
    Kaia Findlay
    Embodied looks into the structural components of surrogacy in the U.S. and the relationships forged in the process from the perspective of an intended parent and a surrogate.
  • An illustration of a pregnant person with medium-tone skin in a doctor's office getting an ultrasound. They are accompanied by a masculine-presenting person with dark-tone skin and a feminine-presenting person with dark-tone skin who are behind them looking happily toward the ultrasound monitor as well. The doctor, who is a feminine-presenting person with dark-tone skin, has one hand holding the ultrasound wand and another pointing at the image on the monitor. The upper left hand corner of the illustration features the episode title: "Carried."
    Carried: How Surrogacy Grows Families
    Kaia Findlay
    Anita is well aware that bringing a new baby into the world is a lotttttt of work (even though she's never done it herself). But when she heard about friends and family members choosing surrogacy to build their families, she realized how little she knows about that process — and how many misconceptions exist. She talks to a three-time surrogate about why she chose this path. A father who has had a child via surrogacy details how his family navigated the process from a financial, legal and emotional perspective; and a sociologist zooms out to give the big picture of the surrogacy industry.