I don't know of anyone. I just thought of the movie Baby Mama
You could not come up with a known example .. Phoebe did that in Friends
TLK ...surrogacy is completely not allowed in islam...it is akin to zina.... the sperm of a non-mahram is in a woman's body....
On the other part of your question... a couple of years ago when I was not even married I used to tell this aunty of mine...when I have kids I will give you my first...but I don't think that is even remotely a possibility for me.... the only way I can think mothers can give up their child is if they have made up their mind of not connecting with the child...but how a woman does that.... I don't know....how could you not do that...
I did not even want to bring in the religion factor, and then the fact that the couple is not Muslim. But I want to know the feelings, as you mentioned, that inspired a mom to give away her kid. Poverty is understood. If I cannot give food to my kid, while a nice family can actually make his/her future better, I know that I might give away my child.
Ok if i am correct a surrogate mother uses the womans egg and a mans sperm. So its not even her baby. She is jus producing it. I watched a documentary one time about this woman her job was actually being a 'surrogate' So she had MANY babies. But end of the day the baby aint even hers.
Yes you are right about that mixedB.