{"product_id":"a-gay-couples-journey-through-surrogacy-intended-fathers-9780789028198","title":"A Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy: Intended Fathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jerry Bigner | Michael Menichiello\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - Fatherhood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply personal account of the trials and tribulations of the surrogacy journey! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrogacy'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Gay Couple's Journey Through Surrogacy reveals the author's answers to these questions: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e why surrogacy over adoption?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e which type of surrogacytraditional or gestational?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what were the issues when choosing a surrogate?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e how much does surrogacy cost?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what living expenses are included in the cost?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what are the emotional and financial reasons that surrogates choose to bear another's child?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what are the pitfalls in choosing surrogacy?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e what are the legal issueswhat to beware and what to consider \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excerpt: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore 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: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNice, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46930474303639,"sku":"9780789028198","price":6766.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780789028198.webp?v=1771607166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-gay-couples-journey-through-surrogacy-intended-fathers-9780789028198","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}