Comments on: A Lack of Asian Surrogates http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Asian Egg Donors In High Demand | Family | 8Asians.com http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-162773 Asian Egg Donors In High Demand | Family | 8Asians.com Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:01:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-162773 [...] you or wouldn’t you choose to be an egg donor? Or a surrogate for that matter since there are some couples out there that insist on an Asian surrogate and there seems to be a lack of Asian surrogates as well. MOODTHINGY How does this post make [...] [...] you or wouldn’t you choose to be an egg donor? Or a surrogate for that matter since there are some couples out there that insist on an Asian surrogate and there seems to be a lack of Asian surrogates as well. MOODTHINGY How does this post make [...]

]]> By: Kim http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-114231 Kim Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:23 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-114231 Cat---the Chinese experience with adoption is slowly increasing. The 'blood' issue still remains---Chinese don't want children from their own blood line, or view them as somewhat inferior. But the reality that there is a shortage of girls through selective abortion which gives additional value to the girls in the orphanages. Problem is, many of the countryside (where much, if not most of the selective abortion occurs) farmers can't afford the adoption costs in official state orphanages, so there has become an unofficial black market for infant girls. In some rural villages, the peasants do the simple math---if there have been 120 male births in their son's age group and only 100 female (typical)---they will buy a female infant as 'bride insurance' ---to insure that the son doesn't later leave them later in life to find a bride. Cat—the Chinese experience with adoption is slowly increasing. The ‘blood’ issue still remains—Chinese don’t want children from their own blood line, or view them as somewhat inferior. But the reality that there is a shortage of girls through selective abortion which gives additional value to the girls in the orphanages.

Problem is, many of the countryside (where much, if not most of the selective abortion occurs) farmers can’t afford the adoption costs in official state orphanages, so there has become an unofficial black market for infant girls. In some rural villages, the peasants do the simple math—if there have been 120 male births in their son’s age group and only 100 female (typical)—they will buy a female infant as ‘bride insurance’ —to insure that the son doesn’t later leave them later in life to find a bride.

]]> By: Kim http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-140277 Kim Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-140277 Cat---the Chinese experience with adoption is slowly increasing. The 'blood' issue still remains---Chinese don't want children from their own blood line, or view them as somewhat inferior. But the reality that there is a shortage of girls through selective abortion which gives additional value to the girls in the orphanages. Problem is, many of the countryside (where much, if not most of the selective abortion occurs) farmers can't afford the adoption costs in official state orphanages, so there has become an unofficial black market for infant girls. In some rural villages, the peasants do the simple math---if there have been 120 male births in their son's age group and only 100 female (typical)---they will buy a female infant as 'bride insurance' ---to insure that the son doesn't later leave them later in life to find a bride. Cat—the Chinese experience with adoption is slowly increasing. The ‘blood’ issue still remains—Chinese don’t want children from their own blood line, or view them as somewhat inferior. But the reality that there is a shortage of girls through selective abortion which gives additional value to the girls in the orphanages.

Problem is, many of the countryside (where much, if not most of the selective abortion occurs) farmers can’t afford the adoption costs in official state orphanages, so there has become an unofficial black market for infant girls. In some rural villages, the peasants do the simple math—if there have been 120 male births in their son’s age group and only 100 female (typical)—they will buy a female infant as ‘bride insurance’ —to insure that the son doesn’t later leave them later in life to find a bride.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-114076 John Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:28:24 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-114076 Wow, how common are surrogate births now? I'm glad everything worked out well for your family! Wow, how common are surrogate births now? I’m glad everything worked out well for your family!

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-140276 John Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:28:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-140276 Wow, how common are surrogate births now? I'm glad everything worked out well for your family! Wow, how common are surrogate births now? I’m glad everything worked out well for your family!

]]> By: Tracy http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-114071 Tracy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:28:59 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-114071 I first thought about cultural biases rather than just racial (though intertwined). And not to say that that's a valid reason anyhow, but apparently it was equated with lifestyle for the searcher. It should be about the surrogate's overall health, good eating habits, proper pre-natal visits, etc., right? Which I assume is all screened for by the agencies that provide surrogates. Going rogue is a different story. I first thought about cultural biases rather than just racial (though intertwined). And not to say that that’s a valid reason anyhow, but apparently it was equated with lifestyle for the searcher. It should be about the surrogate’s overall health, good eating habits, proper pre-natal visits, etc., right? Which I assume is all screened for by the agencies that provide surrogates. Going rogue is a different story.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-140275 Tracy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:28:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-140275 I first thought about cultural biases rather than just racial (though intertwined). And not to say that that's a valid reason anyhow, but apparently it was equated with lifestyle for the searcher. It should be about the surrogate's overall health, good eating habits, proper pre-natal visits, etc., right? Which I assume is all screened for by the agencies that provide surrogates. Going rogue is a different story. I first thought about cultural biases rather than just racial (though intertwined). And not to say that that’s a valid reason anyhow, but apparently it was equated with lifestyle for the searcher. It should be about the surrogate’s overall health, good eating habits, proper pre-natal visits, etc., right? Which I assume is all screened for by the agencies that provide surrogates. Going rogue is a different story.

]]> By: Cat_D http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/23/a-lack-of-asian-surrogates/comment-page-1/#comment-114066 Cat_D Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:37:32 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2682#comment-114066 It might be a cultural thing, although in this <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_embryo_mix_up;_ylt=AmaLeTjV3h9Y0HfOcFspbncBxg8F" rel="nofollow">article</a> about a mistakened embryo impregnation in Japan, it almost sounds like an inconvenience the government doesn't want to deal with ("bearing and raising children who are not related to the mother is uncommon and has been discouraged by Japanese medical groups"). I don't know a lot of Asian-American couples adopting either... It might be a cultural thing, although in this article about a mistakened embryo impregnation in Japan, it almost sounds like an inconvenience the government doesn’t want to deal with (“bearing and raising children who are not related to the mother is uncommon and has been discouraged by Japanese medical groups”).

I don’t know a lot of Asian-American couples adopting either…

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