Surrogacy via Newsweek and the Military
Well, I have to say that I am quite surprised by the statistics that were set forth in Newsweek's article, "Womb for Rent."
See link at http://www.newsweek.com/id/129594
To be quite honest, I did speak with the reporter, Lorraine Ali, and I assured her that the statistics she had that claimed military surrogates were 50% of all surrogates was way off base. In fact, I had confirmed that with my colleagues, and they agreed. I am certain that their reason for pushing those numbers was to incite a frenzy about military insurance.
Well, as a former military dependent, I know for a fact that military insurance is not a privilege that is being abused in any way. In fact, military members "pay" for this insurance by receiving lower compensation and benefits than their civilian counterparts. I even pulled out a Department of Defense yearly update that my husband had received back in 2001, and it clearly stated the value of the insurance that we received. Specifically, it provided that his salary was actually $1850.00 more per year due to the value of our insurance, which he essentially paid for.
So, I wonder where this will all go? What do you think? I was quite dissatisfied with this article.
