Recently I studied the ethics surrounding surrogacy which is very interesting. It's one of those issues that have a 'doomed if you do, doomed if you don't' thing happening.
For example, do you allow a lady in India, where commercial surrogacy is prevelent to 'sell' her pregnancy to a desperate couple so that she can provide for the rest of her family with the proceeds?
Even feminists are of two minds. One camp says that surrogacy is demeaning to women - turning them into nothing more than walking incubators. Others believe that it is a women's right to do what she wants - and more power to her.
So it's a tricky debate. What I've recently found out though is that it's not restricted to humans. That's right - Cukoo's also practice surrogacy - and they don't even have the decency to tell the other birds. They slip their little egg into a next of a different bird - and expect them to raise the cukoo. They don't even offer child support.
Similarly, we are often placing egg's of different sorts under whichever hen is broody at the time. They don't seem to mind for the most part - but who know's if there are awkward conversations later about why the chick looks different. "Honest darling - the Turkey and I are just good friends".
So perhaps the pragmatic evolution of the Cukoo supports the argument for legalised surrogacy. Either way, make sure you get someone's permission before you impregnate them.. thats just good manners.
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