Friday, May 2, 2025 - Chimamanda Adichie has addressed the reactions that greeted her revelation that she welcomed twin sons via a surrogate.
The renowned Nigerian author, while speaking to media
personality Chude Jidonwo on With Chude Live, explained why she disclosed the
process of birthing her sons.
Reacting to the argument that surrogacy is dehumanising
because a woman's body shouldn't be rented, Ms. Adichie stated that while
surrogacy can be abused, there is an ethical way to go about it.
She added that the people condemning surrogacy are the same
ones who argue that a woman can do whatever she wants with her body, something
she says is a "contradiction".
She said: “My boys are so precious to me. And I hated that
anything about them would become politicised - so on the one hand I thought ‘I
wish I hadn’t talked about it’, but on the other hand there is no way I am
going to lie.”
She continued: “I am hoping that if anything good comes out
of this, it would be that more women are less ashamed of talking about reaching
motherhood through non-traditional means. Because our society is so
judgemental, and I don’t think that that is good for anybody.
“But, you know, my daughter and my babies are the greatest
gift I’ve been given, so ZERO REGRETS.”
Watch video below.
CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE addresses outrage over welcoming her twin sons via surrogacy pic.twitter.com/XcEfcQbWz9
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) May 2, 2025
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