I just found this article about the latest episode. I actually
dislike her, the way they speak about their surrogate mothers is utterly disgusting, how dare she have a say in what happens to her own body eh? But don’t worry, Khloe is going to make her to sign a contract so that they can threaten her into having no bodily autonomy at all.
“Before we can proceed with hiring a surrogate, Tristan and I have to be evaluated," she explained in a confessional. "So, today, we have a Zoom call
with a surrogate therapist. He's going to ask some questions just to see if we completely understand what's involved when hiring a surrogate."
"I have been instructed to go the surrogacy route," Khloe informed the therapist.
However, the duo's excitement certainly dwindled when the therapist posed a difficult scenario. "These questions you might find uncomfortable but they're important," the therapist said before asking "What are your beliefs about fetal reduction or termination of pregnancy due to multiple pregnancies? Say the embryo split and the surrogate was carrying twins suddenly."
Although Khloe and Tristan said they'd be fine if this occurred, the specialist highlighted they aren't the only ones to consider in this scenario. "What if your surrogate wasn't onboard with that?" he asked the pair.
"But, don't they have to kind of go with what our wishes are?" a surprised Khloe responded.
As the therapist explained, while it may be their baby, it's still the surrogate's body. He added, "So, she could terminate the pregnancy with any unplanned outcome."
This left Khloe and Tristan thoroughly stunned as they "didn't know" that. To the KUWTK camera, the Good American mogul admitted, "I think, as the questions go by…I know it's her body my baby, but I really did not put two-and-two together that that means she has the control whether she would want to terminate the twin."
Thankfully, Khloe had a reassuring phone call with her surrogate broker. "She said you can't force someone what to do with their body," Khloe relayed back to Tristan. "But, she said…things are in writing on what my wishes are and you ask them that first and they agree to it with two witnesses."
So, they’ll just terrify and intimidate the surrogate mother with legal threats and lawsuits if she doesn’t do exactly as she’s told, - they know that she can’t possibly afford to fight back and take them on.
It’s absolutely, utterly disgusting.