Paid Pregnancy – India’s Newest Industry?

On By southwerkIn business ethics, Capitalism, ethics, Philosophy of Business

I’ll just let this speak for itself, although the temptation to speculate of what happens to a child that hears sitar music in the womb is difficult to overcome.

James Pilant

3 thoughts on “Paid Pregnancy – India’s Newest Industry?”

  1. James,

    Interesting video although I am not sure from your statement what you are objecting to- looks like sitar. It sounds quite similar to a guitar and can play the same notes.

    Are you objecting to the opportunity available to Americans or citizens of other countries who might not be able to afford a surrogate mother in their respective country but can do so in India. That means you are basically against the joy of a child which Americans or other country citizens can enjoy.

    Or are you against the concept of Indian womb with a white child. Blood and colour do not have an impact, possibility exists a lot of white children are born through brown/ black mothers.

    Or are you objecting that the cost is low. Indian- American purchasing power parity is 3-1, so what is going to cost in India $5000, it is going to cost $15000 in US. Lots of westerners even come to get heart and other operations done in India since medical treatment is considerablly cheaper in India than US. So are you saying that Americans should die rather than get treated.

    Kind of confusing, what are you attempting to critize.

    Sonia

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  2. In America, there is an idea (heavily disputed) that what a child hears in the womb has an effect on its intelligence and later attitudes. (One State actually gave all pregnant mothers a CD of classical music.) So mothers often play music for the child in the womb. So, there are jokes about what you get with different kinds of music. I was suggesting that I could have made a joke about a fetus listening to the music culture of India as opposed to the parents culture of the United States.
    I think you and I can both understand how hard humor is to explain.
    I promise the joke does not carry any hostility to the sitar.

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  3. Now, your excellent question as to what I am objecting to.
    First, I am uncomfortable with the ability to buy something so precious. If we were only talking about mothers who could not carry children, this would be a different discussion for me. But you can buy this for convenience!
    I am upset with the concept that you can buy anything! Where does it stop? What do we buy next?

    Second, my heart goes out to a woman who carries a child for nine months and then has to give it up.

    Third, I believe that there is bonding, love and development during that period in the womb and paying for that irks me. It is evading a responsibility.

    Those are all my objections.

    My objections are precisely the same if the locale is India or an American Southern State or anywhere else.

    And of course, if the parents cannot conceive, I have no objection.

    jp

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