Army wives: surrogate mothers for love and money

July 13, 6:36 AMLove and Marriage ExaminerRita Watson

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With the highly publicized recent surrogacy for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and the revelations about Michael Jackson’s children, people are taking notice of what some are calling, “wombs-for-rent.”  

The phenomenon has been going on for some time now with surrogate mothers receiving from $20,000 to $30,000 or more to carry the child of a childless couple.  

Surrogacy is especially popular California and it was reported last year that "surrogacy is a natural fit for military wives, with their solid support networks, premium medical care and strong dispositions. For some it's easy money; for others it's a way to help unlucky couples.Los Angeles Times.

There was a cover story for Newsweek several years ago that noted: “Thousands of largely invisible American women have given birth to other people's babies. Many are married to men in the military.”    The article acknowledged that one of the reasons that military wives were attractive candidates had to do with their excellent health insurance coverage.