In researching international adoption agencies for Adoption Harmony.com I came across an unfamiliar concept-International Surragacy. I've heard about this being done in India, but no head-liners advertising it. Until today. Partners for Adoption listed Int'l Surragacy on their website as one of your choices, AS WELL AS the homestudies and adoptions in-house they do for Ukraine.
The price is not really much more than an adoption in Russia and only slightly higher than Ukrainian adoption programs depending on your travel tastes. Wow! Single gay men are going to be thrilled if they come across this because they are required to use their own sperm but have a donated egg or vice versa for gay women. The baby is an American citizen at birth, and Ukrainian law prohibits the surragate mother from keeping the baby or babies. ANY families who can't afford the sky-rocket price of surragacy in the US can take this option for looks to be at least half the price.
Two trips to Ukraine are required, one for the fertilization or in-vitro and one to get the passport and paperwork finished. Same as a Ukrianian adoption, but with much more control. It sounds as if the egg donors they have available are Finnish Ukrainian women who already have one biological child. It might be great way for a UK woman to make $10 in about 9 months-that's the fee the surrogate gets.
If you're interested check out their website at http://www.surrogateagency.com/index.shtml or go to AdoptionHarmony.com Singles page.
I'm still in shock at the options available these days-not good or bad-just shocked its available openly to US.
Karasel Kid
