Although it seems so, this is not a case
of incest. This is the case of a woman who will give birth to twins whose
mother is not able to carry them because she has no uterus. And the father is, indeed,
her brother. Tiffany Burke accepted her brother and sister-in-law’s petition with
no objection.
After considering pros and cons, the decision
was taken. Tiffany became a surrogate mother. The word comes from “surrogacy” which
refers to the action of carrying a baby for another person or couple.
In this occasion, the surrogate mother was
a relative and; therefore, she didn’t gain any money. However, there are
surrogacy agencies in which women offer themselves to be surrogate for
considerable amounts of money.
There are several issues around this matter.
For instance, there are people who claim that women are free to decide what
they do with their bodies, so surrogacy should be totally acceptable. On the
other hand, some people claim that it devalues motherhood because surrogate
mothers are seen as simple “baby deliverers”.
Moreover, in some occasions the surrogate
mother refuses to deliver the baby to the people who arranged the agreement,
since in many places surrogacy is illegal.
Here's the complete piece of news about the case of Tiffany Burke.
If you couldn’t have children, would you request
a surrogate mother? Furthermore, would you propose it to someone from your family e.g. your sister? Does it really devalue motherhood?
