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Agbegbaorogboye:
Are you aware that Folashade Tinubu-Ojo had children via surrogacy?
Do you still see it as exploitation of another woman's body now that your Lord and master is on the table

Agbegbaorogboye:
Chimmamanda already had children by herself before now
BTW are you APC clowns aware that Folashade, Tinubu's first daughter had children via surrogacy?
I'm sure PressMyButton will no longer think surrogacy is slavery, prostitution and exploitation now

descarado:
A mum once did that for her married daughter.



A 53-year-old UK woman has given birth to a child she was carrying for her daughter, leading many in the media to exclaim that she 'has given birth to her own grandchild'. Annie Casserley acted as a surrogate for her daughter, 35-year old Emma Hattersley, who has a medical condition making her unable to withstand a pregnancy.

Mrs Hattersley has an extremely rare condition - she is thought to be one of only three people in the world affected by it - called Histiocytosis X. The cancer-like condition attacks the lungs, causing them to collapse, and means she is unable to do anything that puts too much strain on them such as having a general anaesthetic, flying, or becoming pregnant. In order to have a child of her own, therefore, she needed to use surrogacy. Her mother agreed to act as a surrogate for her and was assessed by doctors at the Good Hope NHS Hospital, Birmingham, who decided that even though she was 53, she was fit and healthy enough to undertake the pregnancy. In January, Mrs Hattersley's eggs were collected and fertilised in vitro by Mr Hattersley's sperm, before the resulting embryos were implanted into Mrs Casserley.


You know the problem with people like you.
Ignorance.

By the way, this is one out of so many.

Mariangeles:
That is not the case in modern day surrogacy.

Agbegbaorogboye:
Stop advertising your ignorance out of political difference

How is surrogacy slavery, prostitution and exploitation of a woman's body?
Are you even aware that most surrogacy don't have sexual intercourse with the donor?
Are you aware a woman's eggs can be harvested and implanted into another woman which will mean that the baby will carry the egg donor's DNA?
So how do you mean biologically the baby is the surrogate mother's.
Is any surrogate being forced to play the role?
Differing with people politically is not a licence to lose your common sense
It makes no sense to condemn surrogacy simply because someone you disagree with politically embraced it.
It makes you sound like an ignorant extremist

mrvitalis:
Twins that came from her own eggs... Are genetically hers?

Mear23:
Your assertion is not completely true.

In surrogacy. The eggs or sperm can come from an intending parents or a donor.
But after fertilisation, another woman different from the intending parent will be implanted with the fertilised egg.

thesicilian:
IVF is an integral part of surrogacy, odeh!

thesicilian:
Father provides sperm
Mother provides egg.
Surrogate provides enabling environment for this to grow.

It's either you have a problem with basic biology, or you just love the attention you're getting from everyone trying to correct you. Probably a sad lonely young man in real life.

Xannadu:
Bro, I'm not interested in bantering with you, I'm only doing this to prevent others from being misinformed by your crass ignorance and utter disdain for knowledge. After this I won't reply you.

jmoore:
Mumudeen


IVF is egg + sperm

Surrogacy is provision of access to womb.

Xannadu:
The parents provide the sperm and egg, the surrogate is just the vessel for carrying the pregnancy.

mrvitalis:
That's the point of feminists oga a who can do what she wants with her body without having to take permission from any man

Bros are you an APC supporter because u think like them

Make I block you sharp sharp

jmoore:
Surrogate is like an incubator.

Surrogate mother only give access for her womb to be used to house the baby.

You should take advantage of Tinubu's loan to get simple education.

mrvitalis:
I don't know any feminists against prostitution
It's her body her choice

Most prostitutes are feminists... Maybe you don't really understand feminists ideology

mrvitalis:
So the baby is from the surrogate Eggs? Lmao u don't even know how this things works oga read up

@ bolded the Egg is chimamanda's Egg

Have you seen a feminists against prostitution?

Xannadu:
I just did. Please check again. And I think I should know better as it's my line of work. And I'm only countering you so you can stop the misinformation, so you don't end up discouraging so many women out there who find it difficult to have children of on their own. Otherwise I'd have just kept quiet and keep scrolling.

mrvitalis:
Do you know how surrogacy works?

It's a choice they choose to do it n are paid very well

NothingDoMe:
There's Gestational and Traditional surrogacy.

One of the above does not require the surrogate to use her own eggs.

Xannadu:
Did you even check the meaning of surrogacy before posting this

Kobojunkie:
What sort of eeijiotic nonsense is this?

Eboofa:
I disagree with you completely..............so what about IVF then? this is assisted reproduction, she obviously wants more children and she had one by herself! If a woman is ready to put to bed for her ...whats the big deal! the fact she was open about it is also a big positive!

Kobojunkie:
This is total bullsheet reasoning! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Bullsheet! 🙄🙄🙄

Kobojunkie:
This just brought a thought to mind. While we congratulate the mother of the babies, shouldn't we also congratulate the surrogate for making it out of the ordeal alive and well? This isn't meant as a jab,so don't bother quoting me to say nonsense.

Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has spoken about her decision to welcome twin sons via surrogacy, addressing the public reaction and societal pressures surrounding non-traditional paths to motherhood.

Speaking during the #WithChude Live talk hosted by media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo, Adichie expressed disappointment over the way her personal decision became politicised online, stating that she chose to be transparent about the surrogacy to counter harmful narratives that could pressure other women.

She said, “There are certain things you cannot hide, you cannot hide the existence of two perfect human beings. People just went off with this thing, ‘She’s 47, she’s had babies,’ and I don’t like to lie about things that can be consequential for other people.

“I felt that there were many women who would then be pressured by people and be told ‘Look she’s 47 and she had twins, what about you?"

“An interviewer said to me that I looked so fantastic for someone who just had babies and I’m not going to say oh, thank you because that’s a lie so I said ‘Well, they were born by a surrogate,’ and apparently, I hear that there was a bit of noise about that.

“My boys are so precious to me, and I hated that anything about them would become politicised – so on the one hand I wished I hadn’t talked about it but on the other hand there is no way I am going to lie and claim that I have babies that I didn’t birth myself.”

Speaking about the stigma surrounding fertility challenges, Adichie said, “I think there is so much shame around issues of fertility, that I just think it’s too much of a burden for women.

“Women are ashamed when they have fibroids, women are ashamed when they have trouble getting pregnant, and I don’t believe in that sort of shame.”

She also responded to critics who view surrogacy as dehumanising and acknowledged that it can be done responsibly.

“They think that you cannot rent a woman’s body, they argue that it’s dehumanising. I think it can be, but I think it matters how it’s done. It can be done ethically.

“Also, the same people will say that a woman can do whatever she wants with her body. There’s a contradiction there… that was what all the noise was all about,” she said.

Despite the backlash, Adichie said she had no regrets and emphasised the joy her children have brought her.

She said, “I am hoping that if anything good comes out of this, it would be that more women will feel less ashamed of talking about reaching motherhood through non-traditional means.

“There are other women who have babies by surrogates but they sort of go and hide for nine months or people who adopt babies and they go and hide because our society is so judgemental, and I don’t think that that is good for anybody.

“I think my daughter and my babies are the greatest gifts I’ve been given, so, zero regrets.”

PUNCH Online reported in February that Adichie revealed she gave birth to twin boys in 2024, adding to her family, including her nine-year-old daughter, stating that she was always cautious about revealing too much, particularly when it came to her family.

She also expressed her commitment to raising her twin sons with values that promote gender equality and respect for women.