Story of a pregnant woman: "I wanted to help"

His personal desire responded to that very American argument that consists of giving something to society in gratitude for what is received.

Betsy King, 36, a resident of the Minneapolis (Minnesota) area, grew up as an adopted child, “in a very open family, where everything was talked about,” she stresses.

Thus, when he was at university, he became interested in the issue of surrogacy, which is how it is known in the United States. “Once I had my children I considered helping others,” she says.

Her son is nine years old, her daughter will be seven in June. Her experience as a surrogate surrogate for a single and “international” woman came to fruition in January 2020 – she talks about the match, the lace – and the delivery occurred in mid-2021, ahead of schedule.

In his words there is no hint of trauma, nor do ethical and ideological issues emerge that raise so much debate in Spain, encouraged by Ana Obregón. King looks at his paper with normal, even smug pride.

All this is explained in the podcast of one of the agencies in the US that is dedicated to intermediating in this matter.

Apart from individual deals, in this country there are about a hundred of these companies, according to official data. They offer their services openly, transparency in which the price of the process is not stated. No one doubts that it is a very lucrative business.

King married her college sweetheart. Already in 2013 she decided that she would be a surrogate. “My husband knew what he was up to and he backed me up,” she says. But she became pregnant and then nursed her child, a period that lasted three years. Before weaning her, she had her second pregnancy. Once the girl was born, she broke up the marriage (the divorce was completed in 2019) and, as soon as she stopped breastfeeding, she began her other journey.

She contacted an agency, which subjected her to physical, psychological and financial reviews. She overcame them, despite the fact that divorce is usually an element that is not recommended due to possible emotional effects.

“I never imposed any limitations on myself, it didn’t matter to me if I was a single woman or a homosexual person,” King replies when asked that many of her colleagues prefer to practice for couples. Her surrogate pregnancy was complicated by coinciding with the limitations imposed by the pandemic. “My family went out of their way to help me. My father was in the care of my children, ”she says.

In addition to the agency’s psychological support, “one of my friends, one from school days, was always with me, she accompanied me during the birth and accompanied me during the transfer,” she remarks.

Although at first he met the woman he attended, the covid travel restrictions meant that he could not return to the US “Sometimes the fit is immediate, other times it grows,” King illustrates. That woman had had a previous disappointment in search of a pregnant woman. “We immediately understood each other,” she clarifies. “We spoke once a month and wrote to each other daily. A good friendship arose, which is very important.

The difficulty in accessing the US due to the pandemic prevented that person from being there at the time of giving birth. She got to the one she could. The two shared a couple of months.