Surrogacy Daddy

Why do we say “surrogate”? How do we talk about all these new roles and relationships? And by the way, where is the mother? We don't have the words to convey the strength and subtleties of our journeys. And that sometimes creates a certain confusion that is not without impact.

Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!

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Sources:

Letter from a surrogate to the child she carried: Instagram, @julhac, published on 14/02/2022

Article: Donald Winnicott, The primary maternal preoccupation. in: From Pediatrics to Psychoanalysis

Additional article: John Bowlby: Attachment theory

Seminar in Grenoble Alpes: see Episode 04

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To find out more:

Association CLARA

Association APGL

Association Mes Deux Papas

Association ADFH

Association Collectif Familles

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One topic that systematically comes up when talking about surrogacy is "money". How much does it cost? Who are the people who can afford it? Is it ethical to pay such an amount? Is a woman necessarily exploited if she accepts? But behind the questions of money, it is in fact often about power. And... who has the power?

Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!

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Sources:

Study: HETSL, “Le genre de l'argent” (Caroline Henchoz & Stéphanie Monay; study in progress)

Study: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Alpes, “La GPA vue par les féministes françaises” (data-set; Marlène Jouan & Margot Lherbet; study to be published soon)

Additional column: Le Monde “GPA: il faut dépasser le débat binaire, entre idéologie et symbolisme” (Margot Lherbet, Samir Hamamah, François Olivennes)

Essay: A Different Voice, Carol Gilligan (on “care”)

Additional manual: A Companion to Feminist Philosophy, Alison Jaggar and Iris Young; Article “Care”, Andrea Maihofer

Additional essay: Key texts in feminist philosophy - Patriarchy, knowledge, justice, Manon Garcia

Additional article: Le Monde, Women faced with separation during their cancer

Essay: “Faire famille autrement”, Gabrielle Richard

Interview: BFMTV: Raphaël Glucksmann on surrogacy

Essay: “L'idéologie allemande”, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Joseph Weydemeyer

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To go further:

Association CLARA

Association APGL

Association Mes Deux Papas

Association ADFH

Association Collectif Familles

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Over a meal with friends, we learn the basics of a surrogacy: which partners and service providers to bring together and in which countries it is possible.

Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!

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Sources:

Definition of altruistic surrogacy: Asso CLARA - “Qu'est-ce qu'une GPA”

Surrogate mother article in France: France Bleu - Un couple condamné

Instagram account: Dads.Issues

Lawyer interviewed about Canada: Rachel West

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To go further:

Association CLARA

Association APGL

Association Mes Deux Papas

Association ADFH

Association Collectif Familles

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As a gay cisgender male wanting to become a parent, what are the possible paths? Why don't more gay couples adopt in France? How did the narrator and his husband come to choose surrogacy?

Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!

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Sources:

Report: CIIVISE

Adoption: Procedures for an approval request

Radio Interview: France Bleue

Additional article: Libération - Adoption: an “unspoken rule” associated gay couples with “atypical” children

Additional article: Vice - The obstacle course for adopting a child when you are gay

Report and summary article: APGL (summary article) + Report on adoption (full PDF)

Article: APGL, The changes planned by the adoption bill for queer families

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To find out more:

CLARA association

APGL association

My Two Dads association

ADFH association

Collectif Familles Association

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We are hearing more and more about surrogacy, and yet few people know the reality of these journeys, whether for the women who make them possible or for the parents who benefit from them. To ask the right questions about surrogacy, particularly ethical ones, it is necessary to understand the basics. This first introductory episode situates the narrator in his story and explains to whom it is addressed and what will be covered in future episodes.

Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!

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Sources:

Survey cited: 59% of French people support surrogacy

Additional IFOP+ADFH poll: The position of public opinion on surrogacy

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To go further:

CLARA Association

APGL Association

My Two Dads Association

ADFH Association

Collectif Familles Association

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Mixed by Les Belles Fréquences. Copyright: “Beautiful Daughter”, “Forever Believe”, “Kicked Up Pumps” and “Namaste” by Jason Shaw

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