“In the United States, surrogacy is less regulated than the sale of used cars” (Humphreys). Surrogacy has been around for many years and is becoming even more common in today's society. The most technical way to describe a “complete” surrogacy transaction would be: “the implantation of an embryo created from the eggs and sperm of either or both intended parents…” (Arnold). This would mean that the surrogate mother would have no genetic connection to the child. This also allows the parents of the carried child to have a complete genetic connection with the child, making the entire family unit even stronger. Surrogacy is a gateway for couples who wish to have a child with their own genetic and personal characteristics, especially for couples who are not able to physically have the child. For the surrogate mother, she will most likely receive a substantial amount of money for this task. In some cases, a surrogate mother is used because the receiving mother cannot use her own womb because she does not have a uterus, which would completely prevent said woman from conceiving her own child (Malpani and Malpani). As unfortunate as this situation is, women around the world have many different reasons for not being able to conceive and/or bear their own children. It is very common for women to be unable to give birth, due to new developments in medicine, but also advances in genetics. This alternative way of bringing life into the world has been used for hundreds of years. But the first to be recorded during this lifetime was an arrangement in 1976 (“Definition of Surrogacy”). This phenomenon had been used in societies for hundreds of years, but it took until...... middle of paper ...... October 25, 2011. Watson, Julie. "Surrogacy scandal raises questions about regulation. Woman used flawed system to deal in duped babies and couples." Houston Chronicle. August 12, 2011: 4. Electronic library. Internet. November 3, 2011.Malpani, Anjali and Aniruddha Malpani. “Surrogacy”. Infertility - IVF, TTC, PCOS, causes, fertility treatment, male infertility. and Google. Internet. November 3, 2011. Vaughn, Richard B. “Advising “Non-Traditional” Families in Multi-Jurisdictional Surrogacy Arrangements.” American Journal of Family Law. October 1, 2011: 105. Electronic library. Internet. October 25, 2011.Yau, Cannix. “A new hope for childless couples.” The norm. December 31, 2002: 1. Electronic library. Internet. November 3, 2011.Zarembo, Alan. "Women Duped in Surrogacy Scam; Scheme Unraveled When Pregnant Participant Became Increasingly Nervous..." Los Angeles Times. August 14, 2011: A1. Electronic library. Internet. October 25. 2011.