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"Nobody is currently restricted from seeking surrogacy. If you have enough money you can buy anything.
-- Velora"
That's not true, my in my otherwise lovely state of Virginia, a bill was introduced into the General Assembly to prohibit unmarried women from using IVF technologies, including artificial insemination by donor. Luckily it got a lot of opposition and was withdrawn. Here's a link to the proposed legislation: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+sum+HB187
In response to johnfairfax, about why men do okay after college but slack off in college...I'd say that the reason why is a paycheck. As a former college overachiever, I'm not sure that these guys don't have it right. There really isn't a tangible difference between an A and B, except a lot of study hours. I don't know anyone with a B average that was turned down from a good job because of their grades. The only place where I saw that come into play was in the competition for the upper tier schools for post-grad admissions.
What these guys found out was once you get to the working world, it does make a difference between excelling and just doing okay at your work (or not even okay). It shows up every month in the money you take home, in your title, in the size of your office, in how many people you have to kiss ass to, etc. That work now turns into status and material goods, things that most men like to compete for. I'd also posit that those college years help some of these guys learn how to manage their time and grow more responsible.
