Since once ovum and sperm meet, all the genetics are set. Thus the race of the room 'borrowed' for gestation does not affect the external appearance of the child. It is not a surprise that impoverished woman in India, whose husbands earn the equivalent of America's $25, may choose to earn as much as $5000 to incubate a fertilized ovum for near nine months. While the biological alien will never have the joy of being so close to her unborn child as wearing it on the inside, nature will preserve it intact with all its genetic material intact. The child born will resemble its parents and not the body in which it was gestated.
Since America has outsourced so many jobs for cheaper prices, why should we be surprised if surrogacy has been added to the list. We can all remember the legal battlers that made headlines in the past when the surrogate was unable or unwilling to give up the child once born. To avoid this contract violstion, a very wise company now in the surrogacy business in India, chooses women who are married and already have children so that the temptation to keep the baby is lessened. To read an article by Arlie Hochschild with more detail on this subject, click here.
This is a trend that has increased, with America being one of the leading users of the service. It certainly suggests a move 180 degrees away from the 'do-it-yourself' movement which we have prided ourselves on for so long!
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