Larger agencies offer more services and assistance but charge higher fees than smaller ones. For example, John and Jane decide to have a child, but after years of trying the couple finds out that John has a low sperm count. The couple then decides to go through a surrogacy birth. They decided to go through a surrogacy agency. The surrogacy agency fee starts at $20,000. The expenses start to pile one, with trust account management at $1,000, and surrogate support group fees at $1,200. Through the agency alone, the cost is at $22,200. The screening costs for both the mother and surrogate costs $3,000. Through in-vitro fertilization the cost is over $10,000. The surrogate mother will be compensated for the birth of the baby, base compensation is between $10,000 to $40,000. Transfer fees, $500, multiple fees (per fetus), $1,500, invasive procedure fees, $500, cesarean section fee, $1,500, and the loss of reproductive organs, $1,000. The surrogate will get reimbursement for the child, including a maternity clothing allowance for $1,000. The surrogate will also receive reimbursement for the loss of wages, the cost varies for how much the surrogate would make. The surrogacy pregnancy needs legal fees, just in case the surrogate decides that she does not want to go through with the pregnancy the couple could sue, legal fees for the couple cost up to $5,500 and the legal fees for the surrogate costs up to $2,000. It is almost impossible for the average family to afford a surrogacy…
