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The traditional concept of family, formed by a father and a mother, is no longer the only family option. Today there are many other legally and socially accepted options that make family diversity a reality.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

Index

I want to be pope

• 1. What is copaternity?
• 2. Adoption
• 3. Surrogate pregnancy
• 4. Authors and collaborators

The heterosexual couples have the option of being dads naturally and, in case of not getting it due to some sterility or infertility problem, they can resort to assisted reproduction to try to solve their fertility problem and fulfill their desire.

For lesbian couples and women who decide to take motherhood alone, the absence of a father figure is not a problem since they can get pregnant with donor sperm through assisted reproduction methods such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization .

But what happens when a desire for paternity comes to a gay couple or a man? To be able to carry a pregnancy that allows the development of the future baby is necessary a uterus and evidently men lack it, so they should consider the following options:

• Copa
• Adoption
• Subrogated pregnancy

What is copaternity?

The copaternity is the process by which a woman and a man decide to have a child without the need for a link between them, that is, without being couples. In this case, the single man who wishes to be a father shares the obligations and rights of the baby with another woman who wants to be a mother and accepts these conditions.

This is a complicated procedure regardless of whether the mother is a friend or a person more or less known by the father. The way to educate the child and the values ??that are to be inculcated can be a reason for confrontation between parents that could lead to problems for the child.

Adoption

Another option that men have when they want to be dads without needing a mother figure is adoption, whether national or international. In this sense, two main problems appear.

On the one hand, waiting lists for national adoption, which are usually several years old, and on the other hand, in terms of international adoption, not all countries allow a child to be adopted by a single man or a homosexual couple , so it would be necessary to properly study the chosen country to carry out the adoption.

Subrogated pregnancy

Surrogate pregnancy is a new procedure of assisted reproduction by which a woman, called a pregnant or surrogate mother, agrees to give birth to another person's child, in this case a single man or a gay couple, altruistically or in exchange for a economic compensation.

The only function of the pregnant woman will be to carry the pregnancy and give birth to a baby that will be delivered at the time of birth to the father or intended parents, who will be responsible for their upbringing and education.

To facilitate the process, it is intended that the pregnant mother has no genetic link with the baby, so in the case of single parents or homosexual couples, it will be necessary to resort to donor eggs. The semen used in in vitro fertilization will normally be the future father, although there is also the option of requesting donor semen.

This procedure of subrogation is currently illegal in Spain so that men who wish to be dads by this procedure should resort to a foreign country whose law allows them to undergo surrogate pregnancy.

surrogate pregnancy in Alicante(Spain)