In mid-January, singer Meghan Trainor and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, welcomed their third child, a girl, into the world. The baby arrived in a nontraditional way, via surrogate. Surrogacy, especially for wealthy or celebrity couples, is not unheard of. In fact, the entire surrogacy industry has expanded in recent years. This is due to several factors, including rising parental age and more LGBT couples, among other things. From a pro-life perspective, increasing the fertility rate is a good thing. We need more babies and families. But the ethical concerns associated with surrogacy should give us great pause. 

Most of the time, the pro-life focus is on abortion. Destroying unborn life in the womb is an evil that not only exists but unfortunately thrives even in post-Dobbs America. With in vitro fertilization and surrogacy, the goals are positive. The focus is on a successful pregnancy. But both are still problematic because of the human cost and parental loss associated with each case.