In Europe, surrogacy became recently a hot topic, but who knows what it's really about?
This is the story of a French gay dad who tells his child, conceived via surrogacy in the USA, about all the stages up to and beyond the birth.
Why not adoption? Where is it possible in the world? How much does it cost? Who is involved? Where is the "mother"? What papers does the child have? Is it possible to go through a surrogacy process ethically? Can one be feminist and defend surrogacy? ... All these questions are addressed simply, despite the great complexity of these processes.
Episode after episode, discover the stages, the participants, the obstacles and the allies that will make this long journey a true adventure, full of love.
As the story unfolds, listen to the philosophical, societal and political reflections that arise at every step.
This podcast is an authentic and anonymous story, shared with the sincerity of emotions and the nuances of reflections.
New episodes coming in regularly.
Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Europe, surrogacy became recently a hot topic, but who knows what it's really about?
This is the story of a French gay dad who tells his child, conceived via surrogacy in the USA, about all the stages up to and beyond the birth.
Why not adoption? Where is it possible in the world? How much does it cost? Who is involved? Where is the "mother"? What papers does the child have? Is it possible to go through a surrogacy process ethically? Can one be feminist and defend surrogacy? ... All these questions are addressed simply, despite the great complexity of these processes.
Episode after episode, discover the stages, the participants, the obstacles and the allies that will make this long journey a true adventure, full of love.
As the story unfolds, listen to the philosophical, societal and political reflections that arise at every step.
This podcast is an authentic and anonymous story, shared with the sincerity of emotions and the nuances of reflections.
New episodes coming in regularly.
Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clearly, no one knows how to be a dad. And yet, when a male couple becomes parents, they have to figure it out, because there is no woman in the household forced to fill in the gaps. And this is far from easy when the short length of paternity leave keeps them away from the crib...
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Sources:
· Les couilles sur la table, Tuaillon
· Les enfants vont bien, Démettre
· Chroniques du sexisme ordinaire, Marine-Pétroline
· L’arnaque des nouveaux pères, Jourdain et Daudin, 2024
· The Second Shift, Hochschild et Machung, 1989
· Espaces et temps de la « production d’enfants », Boulet, 2020
· Les étudiant-e-s parents, Gaide, 2020
· Qui lave le linge sale de la famille ?, de Stambolis-Ruhstorfer et Gross, 2021
· Être en couple gay, Courduriès, 2019
· RFAS 2025-3 : “Les encadrements de la paternité”
· L’art de ne pas balayer derrière sa porte, Carpentier-Goffre, 2022
· Les « nouveaux pères » trop pépères, Le Monde, 2024
· Les chiffres-clés de l’inégalité en France et dans le monde, Oxfam
· MHB, liste des entreprises qui participent au financement des GPA
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