Pop star Meghan Trainor and her actor husband, Daryl Sabara, have welcomed their daughter, Mikey, through surrogacy.
Meghan and Daryl already have two young sons under the age of five. Meghan has often shared her desire for a large family.
“Each kid’s going to bring a new version of me… so I need four, at least!” she told PEOPLE when Barry, now their second youngest, was born.
Meghan has spoken openly about how motherhood has shaped her life and career. “When I became a mom, my career had a whole new life,” Trainor said. “I had a whole reboot, and it’s because my kids made me want to be the best version of me … I’m not peaking. I’ve just begun.”
As Pro-Life Christians, we’re encouraged to see celebrities embrace children and speak positively about motherhood. When influential people value family and children, it often inspires others to do the same. Wanting a big family is not the issue. The concern comes when surrogacy is promoted as a simple or harmless solution to fulfill personal desires.
Surrogacy is often described as “just another way to grow a family,” but it should not be treated as morally neutral or beyond criticism.
“I want people to know that surrogacy is just another beautiful way to build a family. It’s not something to whisper about or judge. It’s rooted in trust, science, love, and teamwork,” Trainor says. “Every family’s journey looks different, and all of them are extremely valid.”
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“Our baby girl, Mikey Moon Trainor, has finally made it to the world thanks to our incredible, superwoman surrogate. We are forever grateful to all the doctors, nurses, teams who made this dream possible,” Trainor captioned an Instagram carousel with photos of her new party of five. “We had endless conversations with our doctors in this journey and this was the safest way for us to be able to continue growing our family.”
From a Pro-Life perspective, surrogacy raises serious ethical concerns. It separates pregnancy from motherhood and turns the act of carrying a child into a service that can be bought and sold. This treats women’s bodies as a means to an end and children as products to be delivered rather than human beings who deserve to be welcomed as gifts.
Surrogacy also intentionally breaks the natural bond between a mother and her child. Pregnancy is not just a physical process. It creates a deep emotional and biological connection. Removing a baby from the woman who carried them can cause harm to both, even if that harm is not always acknowledged.
Another major concern is exploitation. Wealthy couples are not typically the ones serving as surrogates. Most surrogates are lower-income married women, many of whom are trying to support their families financially. An estimated 15 to 20 percent of surrogates are military wives. New Army enlistees can start at around $19,000 a year, while more senior enlisted members may earn closer to $37,000. For families struggling to make ends meet, surrogacy can feel less like a choice and more like financial pressure.
This creates a system where richer families benefit from the bodies and sacrifices of poorer women. Even when contracts are signed willingly, the imbalance of power and money cannot be ignored.
Surrogacy also places adults’ desires above the best interests of the child. Every child has a natural right to their mother and father and to the woman who carried them. Designing a child’s life around contracts and agreements, rather than natural family bonds, treats children as adults’ projects rather than persons with inherent dignity.
Wanting children is good. Loving children is good. But not every way of having a child respects the dignity of women or the humanity of the baby. A truly Pro-Life culture values both, not just the end result, but the means used to get there.
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