Wendy McElroy

One objection to surrogate motherhood—in which one woman bears a child for another—revolves around the issue of informed consent for the surrogate contract. In the following viewpoint, Wendy McElroy argues that claims that a surrogate mother is unable to give informed consent to her pregnancy are invalid. She contends that what opponents of surrogate motherhood are really objecting to is a woman’s financial gain from the procedure. McElroy is the author of XXX: A Woman’s Right to Pornography and Sexual Correctness:The Gender-Feminist Attack on Women.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What are the two basic points on which feminist objections to surrogacy are based, according to McElroy?
2. What are the three examples of a surrogate’s lack of informed consent, according to the court as cited by...