Warning: potential spoilers.
This drama is the story of the Baby M case from the 80's. It is the story of how Mary Beth Whitehead became a surrogate mother to Bill and Betsy Stern. Mary Beth agreed to become artificially inseminated by Bill Stern, carry the child, and once the child was born, to give up that child to Bill and his infertile wife Betsy to raise, for a fee of $10,000.00. The two families signed surrogacy contracts. However once the baby had been born and she asked to see the baby and held it (a fundamental mistake) she decided she could no longer go through with the surrogacy agreement (to give the child to Bill and Betsy to raise). Thus, began a year of kidnapping and court battles, which culminated just after the baby's first birthday. I feel this movie was a success because it gave an account of the facts on BOTH sides. It presented the story in a straight-forward and un-biased manner, showing raw human emotions and the power plays from both sides.
For anyone who enjoys true stories mixed with drama, this is a movie you should enjoy.
This drama is the story of the Baby M case from the 80's. It is the story of how Mary Beth Whitehead became a surrogate mother to Bill and Betsy Stern. Mary Beth agreed to become artificially inseminated by Bill Stern, carry the child, and once the child was born, to give up that child to Bill and his infertile wife Betsy to raise, for a fee of $10,000.00. The two families signed surrogacy contracts. However once the baby had been born and she asked to see the baby and held it (a fundamental mistake) she decided she could no longer go through with the surrogacy agreement (to give the child to Bill and Betsy to raise). Thus, began a year of kidnapping and court battles, which culminated just after the baby's first birthday. I feel this movie was a success because it gave an account of the facts on BOTH sides. It presented the story in a straight-forward and un-biased manner, showing raw human emotions and the power plays from both sides.
For anyone who enjoys true stories mixed with drama, this is a movie you should enjoy.