I would just like to thank you for contributing this material. I was a gestational surrogate and my primary reason for being a carrier stemmed from the belief that women should help other women. I view the choice to become a mother as a type of "sisterhood" to which no woman desiring a child should be excluded. I think many women have a maternal nature, not just for children, but for other women specifically. It's this that (I think) is a motivating factor for Surrogates. It was for me. It was not so much wanting to "give" as it was having a "respectful empathy" for the intended parent. A way to say "Hey, you're not alone 'sister'...there's hope."

I have every intention on being a Surrogate again.