【双语有声阅读】寻找代孕母亲(上)

Finding a Surrogate Mother, Is It a Good Choice?

 

寻找代孕母亲是很好的选择吗？

Surrogacy -- having another woman bear a child for you -- is an emotionally intense and legally complex arrangement.

代孕，即找另外一个女人替你生孩子，这在伦理和法律上都是比较敏感复杂的。

The process can require vast amounts of time, money, and patience to succeed. However, more and more couples are considering surrogacy as a way of having their child.

这个过程要取得成功，就要花费大量时间，金钱和耐心。然而，越来越多的夫妇开始选择代孕生孩子。

Despite some "disaster stories" in the media, it is an arrangement that can bring joy to all concerned --

抛开媒体上报道过的那些“代孕悲剧”，只要预先做好医疗，法律，资金和情感等各方面的万全准，

as long as all the medical, legal, financial and emotional aspects are thought through beforehand.

代孕会成为一件皆大欢喜的事情。

How does it work?

代孕如何进行呢？

Couples most often choose surrogacy when the woman is infertile¹ and treatments have failed, when a woman is unable to carry a child herself because of abnormalities in her uterus.

一般来说，如果夫妻中女方患有不育症又治愈无效，女方由于子宫异常无法怀孕，这样的夫妻通常会选择代孕。

A surrogate mother typically conceives after being artificially inseminated with the man's sperm².

代孕母亲通常是通过人工授精的方式怀孕的。

She then goes on to carry the baby. When the child is born, the surrogate mother gives the baby to the couple and stops her parental³ rights.

然后她就开始让孩子在子宫里成长。当孩子出生时，代孕母亲需要把孩子交给寻求代孕的夫妻，并放弃自己作为母亲的权力。

The father's partner can then apply to adopt the baby legally.

随后孩子的亲生父亲就能申请合法领养孩子。

It is also possible for a surrogate to carry a donated embryo⁴ to term.

直接在代孕母亲子宫注入捐赠的胚胎也行得通。

Surrogate arrangements are usually set up through agencies although private arrangements exist.

代孕通常由中介牵线，虽然私人牵线搭桥的事情也有发生。

The couple is typically heavily involved in the pregnancy⁵ and the surrogate will remain a part of the baby's life after birth.

寻求代孕的夫妻在代孕过程中参与很重要的部分，孩子出生后代孕母亲也不会被剥夺见孩子的权力。

In both situations, the infertile couple usually pays the surrogate mother's expenses along with additional legal and agency fees if a contract is involved.

以上两种情况中，寻求代孕的夫妻通常会付给代孕母亲一笔报酬，还有合同规定的额外的法律和中介费。

Surrogacy is legal in the UK.

代孕在英国合法。

1 infertile   

adj.不孕的；不肥沃的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• Plants can't grow well in the infertile land.在贫瘠的土地上庄稼长不好。
• Nobody is willing to till this infertile land.这块薄田没有人愿意耕种。

2 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

3 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

4 embryo   

n.胚胎，萌芽的事物

参考例句：

• They are engaging in an embryo research.他们正在进行一项胚胎研究。
• The project was barely in embryo.该计划只是个雏形。

5 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。