In 1995, Lisa Wippler, having recently retired from the Marines, moved with her husband and two young sons to Oceanside, Calif., and was contemplating her next chapter in life.
The answer came while lying in bed one night, reading an article about infertility. “I had no idea how many couples out there needed help,” she said.
Inspired, she sought out a local support group for women who had served as surrogates to help those who can’t have children on their own start families. “It was this amazing circle of women,” said Ms.
Wippler, who is now 49. “All talking about their journeys and their stories.” Last year, Ms. Wippler — by this point a three-time surrogate herself — was part of a delegation of surrogacy advocates who traveled to Albany,.