Understanding Surrogacy
Kim and Kanye
Neil Patrik Harris and David Burtka
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
100

Surrogacy is a practice in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple.

What is surrogacy?

100

Doctors told her that it would be dangerous for her to become pregnant again after several complications during her previous pregnancies.

What is the reason Kim K used surrogacy?

100

it’s something they had been considering for a long time.

how much did they want to resort to surrogacy?

100

She had a child herself, whereas until then she had only adopted

What did surrogacy make possible in Nicole Kidman’s case?

200

The right to have a child

What does surrogacy provide for people who cannot have children in a traditional way?

200

Journalists intruded into her private life 

Why was Kim K emotionally affected?

200

They have two children, one from Neil and the other from Davis

 how did they use surrogacy to have their children?

200

This time, she used surrogacy for her fourth child, with a surrogate mother

What changed in the way surrogacy was used compared to Kidman’s third child?

300

For couples who cannot have children or are not heterosexual

 who is concerned by surrogacy?

300

Kim K does not have control over the pregnancy

How did Kim K react after the doctor’s recommendation?

300

They did not reveal which child belongs to whom

 how did they handle this information in the media?

300

The couple described the surrogate as “gestational”

why did fans criticize the couple, claiming they dehumanized the surrogate?

400

Some believe it is unhealthy for children not to know their biological parents.

 is surrogacy subject to criticism?

400

She has great trust and a special affection for the surrogate.


What is Kim’s relationship with the surrogate mother?

400

Most fans were delighted by the news

how did the general public react to this news ?

400

Kidman clarified that the term used was meant to describe the reality of the situation

 how did Kidman clarify the situation?

500

Yes, it is authorized under the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985.

is this practice allowed in the United Kingdom?

500

She felt just as close to her children born through surrogacy from their birth as to the children she carried herself.

What was Kim K’s emotional bond with her children born via surrogacy?

500

They share their happiness with the public and have shown great joy since this event.

how have they been living since then and how do they show it?

500

They paid the surrogate for it to happen 

What is the other criticism expressed by fans toward the couple?