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| Issues to Think Over | Psychological Issues
• Are you sure that you are able to give away a child that you will bear for 9 months?
• In traditional surrogacy, you’ll be the biological mother of the child. Will it be easy for you to give up a baby genetically linked to you?
• Will there be any problems within your marriage caused by your becoming a surrogate?
• Will your close people (family, friends) disapprove of your decision to become a surrogate mother?
• In any pregnancy there is always a probability of difficulties which could cause fertility problems for you in future. How you feel if you’ll no longer be able to have children as a result of the surrogacy? How would it influence your marriage?
Medical Issues
• If you will become a gestational surrogate mother, are you ready for the medical treatment, which will include everyday injections?
• In gestational surrogacy the chances of a multiple pregnancy are bigger. Do you agree to carry multiples?
• How would you feel if your doctor asks you to radically decrease your activity or go on bedrest on condition of a risky or multiple pregnancy?
Decision Making
• If it was found out that the baby you carry has a physical defect, how will you feel about aborting the pregnancy? (Note: If you wouldn’t agree to abort the pregnancy, it does not mean that you will be a bad surrogate. It only means that you need to find a match that agrees with your position.)
If you become pregnant with multiples, what would you think about selective reduction? (Note: As with abortion, if you don’t like the idea of reduction, it is essential that you find a couple who has the same opinion.)
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