Not your baby? Not your business. In this era of social media, the celebrity’s birth messages are usually met with celebration and well -being for the family. But when further details about birth are revealed, the commentators are quick to grasp them – especially when surrogate is involved. We saw this from the first place back in January, when Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell announced the birth of their daughter Tove and made sure to thank their “incredible surrogate” in a joint Instagram. While some followers passed with their congratulations, others fixed on the couple decision to use a surrogatespeculates about their reasoning and describes their choices as “disappointing” and even exploiting.
After browsing through dozens of misinformed assumptions and hateful messages, our honest reaction is. . . Are we really are you still doing this? But criticizing women for their surrogate decision is nothing new. (Remember the counter -react priyanka chopra met?) In January 2024, Pope Francis also triggered discussion after requires a global surrogate ban. He described surrogacy as “a serious violation of the dignity of the woman and the child”, but in reality there are a number of “worthy” reasons why anyone can choose to use a surrogate – of which no one should have to be explained to others.
Within the LGBTQ+ community, for example, Surrogacy can help couples build their family and establish a genetic connection to their child. People can also choose to use a surrogate for medical reasons, such as fertility problems or health conditions that can lead to a high -risk pregnancy. Such was the case for Olivia Munn, who recently opened about her own surrogate experience in an April interview with Self.
“I needed to go this way.”
“I needed to go this way,” Munn said with reference to surrogate, explaining that her “aggressive” Breast cancer treatment In the end, she put her in surgical menopause. “It was not for superficial reasons or because I wanted to put my work first,” Munn said. I’m not saying any of these reasons are not valid for these people. And I don’t judge anyone who makes these decisions based on it, but I needed (my surrogate) to understand this would be difficult for me. ”
While there are People who decide to use a surrogate based on their personal preferences (which are also completely valid), surrogacy is usually used to help those who may not be able to carry a child or food on their own. It is not to mention The actual surrogate Who has shared their positive experiences and said they like to be able to help families. So why are we still so quick to judge?
McDowell said it best in his response to the troll on social media: “When it comes to the unfriendly messages about surrogate and our way to have a child – it’s ok not to be an expert on surrogate,” he wrote. “It’s OK not to know why someone may need a surrogate to have a child. It’s ok not to know the motivations from a surrogate no matter what you are assuming. And it’s ok to spend less time sprouting hateful words to the world, especially when it comes to a beautiful girl who has brought a lot of love in people’s lives.” We couldn’t agree more. So the next time you see someone welcome a child to the world (via surrogate or otherwise) – just stick to congratulations.
Chandler Plante (She/her) is the assistant health and fitness editor for PS. She has over four years of experience in professional journalism, who previously worked as an editorial assistant for the magazine People and contributes to Ladygunn, Millie and Bustle Digital Group.
