Leavitt (2012) states that “surrogacy is an infertility option in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child for another person or couple” . It is formally established from the beginning of the process that the woman carrying the child accepts that she is not and will not be legally responsible for the child (Leavitt, 2012). There are two different types of surrogacy: traditional or gestational (Leavitt, 2012). In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate mother provides her own eggs for fertilization, which does not make her biologically related to the child (Leavitt, 2012). The surrogate mother's eggs are fertilized with the projected father's sperm, usually through intrauterine insemination (IUI) (Leavitt, 2012). Due to the high legality associated with traditional surrogacy, it is not commonly used (Leavitt, 2012). According to Leavitt (2012), in gestational surrogacy, gametes from the intended parents are provided in order to fertilize the embryo. Once successfully fertilized, the embryo is integrated into the surrogate mother's uterus to begin the official pregnancy, and therefore the surrogacy process (Leavitt, 2012). Therefore, with gestational surrogacy, the surrogate mother only provides a uterus for the developing fetus and has no biological connection to the child. Surrogates can come from a wide variety of women, including a consenting stranger, a friend, or even a family member (Leavitt, 2012). Candidates for surrogacy are usually women who do not have a normally functioning uterus. A woman may have been diagnosed with an illness in which pregnancy could be life-threatening (Leavitt, 2012). Additionally, a woman who has suffered significant ongoing reproductive trauma may be vulnerable to manipulation and may accept an unfair amount of money due to pressure from prospective parents. or lack of understanding, if the surrogate mother does not have an independent representative (Luckey, 2012). If the surrogate mother does not have anyone to help her with the process, she will be forced to bear the full weight of the risks associated with the agreement and the process herself. Commercial surrogacy has its advantages and disadvantages. However, the positive outcomes for both the surrogate and the new family outweigh the legal and ethical disparities that many argue over. Commercial surrogacy should just be seen as just another job for some women. Although paying someone to carry your child's pregnancy is very different from buying a television, for example, both transactions result in ecstatic and satisfied individuals..