Vergara surrogate baby? Yes, says N.Y. Post
Sofia Vergara, "Gloria" on ABC's popular "Modern Family," is said to be planning for a newborn through surrogacy, sources close to the actress told the New York Post.
The baby will be biologically Vergara and fiance Nick Loeb's, and the child's host is said to be a close girlfriend of Vergara's. 鈥淎 procedure has taken place, and Sofia and Nick will find out in a few weeks if it was successful, if the surrogate is pregnant, and if they will become parents," a source close to Vergara told the Post.
It was not clear if she chose surrogacy because her career at the moment is skyrocketing: a new season of Modern Family is filming, she has a K-Mart fashion line, and is in talks with a number of movie producers for upcoming roles,.
Vergara is one of a number of celebrities who have chosen to conceive a child through surrogacy, a process still controversial in the US, in which聽a聽woman carries a child for another couple.聽
As Stephanie Hanes wrote for 海角大神 back in April: "Over the past couple of years,聽Nicole Kidman听补苍诲 husband聽Keith Urban聽had a baby daughter via surrogate (in January);聽Sarah Jessica Parker听补苍诲 Matthew Broderick聽had twins (June 2009); and聽Elton John听补苍诲 partner聽David Furnish聽had a baby boy (Christmas Day).
The statistics for gestational surrogacy in the US show a wider increase, as well. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and the聽Centers for Disease Control聽report the number of infants born to gestational surrogates increased to 1,400 in 2008 from 738 in 2004.聽 (Some groups involved in surrogacy 鈥� both pro and con 鈥� say they believe these numbers are low.)
Gestational surrogacy makes up a small percentage of the babies born from other types of intense fertility treatment. According to the CDC, which reviewed data from 441 fertility clinics nationwide, 60,190 infants were born after Assisted Reproductive Technology, the term that describes all treatments that involve handling women鈥檚 eggs or embryos, including in vitro fertilization. But it has received some of the most intense criticism.
Some critics have speculated that surrogacy would become the new vanity C-section for the Hollywood set, with women who don鈥檛 want to go through the 'inconvenience' of pregnancy and childbirth simply outsourcing those duties to another, usually lower income, woman. Others worry about the ethical implications for the surrogate; still others wonder about the religious implications of the scientific management of childbirth."
Neither the New York Post or Vergara have indicated why Vergera may be choosing surrogacy. She gave birth to her first and only child, a boy. Vergara has always wanted a brother or sister for her 21-year-old son, the Post said, and Loeb has been pushing for a child.聽
