Anissa Stewart11/12/2012INQ 110-RChapter 3Becoming a Gestational Surrogate.- Seen as earning “fast cash”- Surrogacy agencies can be found on the interneto Recruiting women- Surrogates can find private offers on craigslist or other types of social media- Surrogates can create their own advertisementso Gives the surrogate more control over their body and demands. - Recruitment Advertisementso Boston, Massachusetts (Agency) $20-25K Retain 100% of payment all expenses paid by agencyo Central Coast, California (Craigslist) $25K  21-380years of age Has given birth at least once BMI no higher than 32o Los Angeles, California (Craigslist) $24K 21-43 Drug, alcohol and tobacco freeo These advertisements do not mention the health risks and discomfortIndependent Advertisements by Surrogates- This allows women to chose whose child they want to carry- Allows them more freedom by not forcing them to conform to an agency- EX:o Some surrogates may have strong religious beliefs and will not carry a child for a Muslim or gay coupleo “I am a non-religious 35-year-old happily married mother of three…”- A niche has been created for same sex couples who desire a surrogate to carry their child to term- EX:o Agencies such as SurrogateAlternatives.com advertise to same sex coupleso Agencies like this one target gays and lesbianso These agencies state that they are not discriminatory against same sex couples and that they will support them legally- It is now common for single gay men to post their own advertisements for a surrogate- They are well paid professionals that have no close female friends or family members that will bear their children - These advertisements usually seek women who have had experience having childrenRacism among U.S. Gestational Surrogates: A San Francisco CaseAnissa Stewart11/12/2012INQ 110-R- Women from ethnic minorities can bear children for high income Caucasian women o This reiterated the poor black woman working for the rich Caucasian woman- Goslinga-Royo Race was a significant factor in how a Caucasian woman maintained her bodily integrityo White surrogates refuse to incubate for African American parents o “It feels foreign to me. Different. I could carry a Japanese baby or a Chinese baby because they are white to me. Society sees them as white.” P25o Carrying someone else’s child causes no reaction but carrying someone else’s black child caused Julie to feel uncomfortable due to all of her previous controversies.o Technology has allowed for women to house racial minorities children without having a biological tie creating a sense of just labor - Helena Ragoneo A preference for surrogates who are racially different from the biological parents Asian parents = Mexican SurrogateBody Maps and Boundary Maintenance: The Israeli Experience- Birthing a Mother: The Surrogate Body and the Pregnant Self by Elly Temano Israel funds surrogacy but regulates it in accordance to religious law at the state levelo This market is restricted to Israeli’s onlyo All contracts must be pre-approved by a screening committeeo Couples must be Israeli citizens o Couples have a religious match so Jew to Jewo Lesbian and unmarried Jewish women are allowed acesso Same sex lesbians are allowed to have their eggs fertilized o Same sex or single gay men are not allowed to partake in any baby making activity These men must seek surrogates outside of Israel such as India or the U.S.o Profile of an Israeli Surrogate Unmarried Jewish 22-40 years old  Have given birth at least once Not given birth more than 5x Have not had more than 2 C-sections Obese Smokingo Israeli women use body maps to distance themselves from the growing childQuotes “It feels foreign to me. Different. I could carry a Japanese baby or a Chinese baby because they are white to me. Society sees them as white.” P25Anissa Stewart11/12/2012INQ 110-R “I am a non-religious 35-year-old happily married mother of three…” P23 “Years ago being gay meant living a life without children.” P23SummaryThis chapter was very interesting. The comparison between the U.S. and Israel was eye opening. The findings by Teman were rather interesting. When she began to to describe the affections that the surrogate and the couples wife. The fact that they show public signs of affection and are kissing one another is extremely confusing. Does that not make the two gay? Does the husband see nothing wrong with the two of them beingintimate and his lack of sex for nine months? In truth this does not seem normal. Especially since the Israelis do not like homosexual men, the acceptance of homosexual females makes no sense. In the bible it does not discriminate between men or women, so it makes no sense for them to hate gay men and not gay women. I have no problem with homosexuals, but it is wrong to discriminate by gender. Although it is interesting to see males discriminated against than females especially since Israel is in the middle east and they are known for their hatred of