Jezebel 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #surrogates clevernamehere: I cannot believe that a post about a selfless, generous act like this has created such hate filled comments. We're talking about one woman, not a lar... more » UlvaPashnani: As someone going through the adoption process now, I'll tell you. Adoption costs about $40K, maybe more if you have to pay for travel and to stay for... more » GirlyQ is a manta ray: I'm really surprised at all the people insinuating that what she did is the "right thing" because clearly, biology is what ties you to a parent, not l... more » hatepuns: I'm just curious: does anyone know the legal rules at play here? Could Carolyn Savage have kept the child if she'd wanted him (as her own son, I mean... more » DuckDuckGoose: It's appropriate for the Savages to leave it to the Morells to decide what to tell the boy, but if I were them I would expect to hear from him sometim... more » Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: That is a level of strength I cannot imagine. My heart goes out to her and I hope she feels all of the love and support coming from all over the world... more » Habibiti: Whenever you read a story titled, "Pregnant woman discovers she has been implanted with another couple's child," you always want things to work out th... more » VirginiaDentata: What I don't understand is how this type of mistake can be made, and not just once. My friend just got a phone call two days ago from her fertility cl... more » andromache: wow that was incredibly kind and compassionate of her! must have been very difficult to part with the child though. more » CherriSpryte: 1) That is awesome. 2) I'm not saying she doesn't have a right to, but what is the logic behind having several children already and going through an e... more » ElleL: Wow, what an amazing act of kindness and generosity. I can't even imagine how hard it would be to carry someone else's child and then give him up to ... more » WaltzingMatilda: When I read this earlier, I was totally lost in my thoughts about what these families would do. What a terrible situation. Guardian Angels indeed. more » joannabobanna: Well, I'm thinking they're going to have to tell him at some point since this kid will someday learn how to use Google. more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: Like many commenters, the eugenics freaks me out. At college, there were plenty of ads looking for Ivy League genes. I'm certain if some of these co... more » AvocadoGills: purveyor of kinky fish porn: I'm so torn about an issue like this. On the one hand, I truly value every individual's right to privacy and to make her own decisions, especially whe... more » tscheese: Last night we had pregnancy symptoms! Here we have egg donations! And up the page is a post about the genetics of HAVING TWINS! I'm on to you, Jezebel... more » DangerMouse: I got an ad yesterday on facebook for 100k for my eggs. Holy moly. I assumed it was bogus. In terms of the more reasonable payments of 1700, that woul... more » PilgrimSoul: More commodification of women's bodies. Excellent. more » Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: Is the process of donating similar to the experience of those with something like PCOS going through fertility treatment? Cause if it is I might have ... more » katie.scarlett.o'hara: I would almost consider doing this for the money, but I don't know if anyone would want my eggs considering the history of cancer and general mental c... more » -
#theaccidentalsurrogate
Woman Implanted With Wrong Embryo Gives Birth, Hands Baby Over To Biological Parents
Last February, Carolyn Savage was implanted with the wrong embryo by an Ohio fertility clinic. After learning of the mistake, a devastated Savage decided to carry the child anyway—and hand him over to his biological parents. More » -
#wombraiders
American Egg Donors Report Negative Post-Procedure Feelings
A new study reports that though two-thirds of egg donors are satisfied with their experience, 14 percent reported negative feelings — and 12% reported mixed ones — following their procedures.
