Birthrights is a 2003 play by David Williamson, published by Currency Press.

[1] At twenty-nine, Helen has a vital operation that stops her from having what she desperately wants: a child.

Her younger sister Claudia gives her a wonderful gift when she agrees to be a surrogate mother.

But what happens when, years later, Claudia discovers that she and her husband Martin cannot conceive and that Kelly, the child she gave to her sister, is the only baby she will ever bear?

[2] Birthrights was first produced by Melbourne Theatre Company at the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, on 16 April 2003, with the following cast: HELEN DEAKIN: Doris Younane CLAUDIA MCADAM: Maria Theodorakis MARTIN: Peter Houghton MARK: Kevin Harrington MARGARET: MCADAM: Deidre Rubenstein KELLY: Asher Keddie Director, Tom Gutteridge Designer, Louise McCarthy Lighting Designer, David Walters Sound Designer, David Franzke