Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy
Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion
Ms Marian ? Tuama:
Yes, generally. I think people generally come into this process thinking that if anybody can explain something to them or give them more information, the most they lose is an hour out of their lives and they might gain some new perspective. There is a lack of conversation about assisted human reproduction in general so, unlike with other issues people face in life, people do not have the opportunity to ask friends or family how they managed this or what they did. It can be useful to be able to talk to somebody in order to meet other people in this situation and to learn how they managed it. It is a matter of reassuring people that they are not alone in this.
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