Surrogate Motherhood: Politics and PrivacyLawrence O. Gostin Indiana University Press, 1990 M05 22 - 384 páginas "... glimpses of intriguing changes in social arrangements and cultural understandings in relation to surrogacy. Disturbing motherhood indeed." -- New Scientist "Larry Gostin has put together the definitive collection of essays on one of the most perplexing and titillating topics in contemporary medical ethics. This book includes contributions from some of the leading scholars on the legal, ethical, and social aspects of surrogacy, as well as several critical perspectives on the famous Baby M case -- must reading for understanding the surrogate motherhood controversy." -- Robert M. Veatch "Highly recommended... " -- Choice "... a valuable resource for those concerned with an exceedingly difficult ethical, legal, and political problem."Â -- Ethics "There is a wealth of information here on the current 'status questionis' in the United States, and anyone involved in the surrogacy debate, in the U.S. or otherwise, will find working through this material very worthwhile." -- Canadian Philosophical Review "... an excellent sample of some of the best and most varied thinking so far on the numerous conceptual, moral, social, and policy questions raised by contract motherhood." -- The Journal of Clinical Ethics |
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... argument is that the state could never show a compelling in- terest in banning surrogacy ( a conclusion shared by the ACLU ) , but that it might have a compelling interest in regulating surrogacy , primarily to protect the interests of ...
... arguments seldom meet . To Annas , the question is not whether there is a constitutional right to privacy . His argument is that the reasons advanced for surrogate repro- duction are abhorrent to commonly accepted social values . The ...
... argument that the child's interests are the most important in as- sessing surrogacy arrangements was first enunciated by Angela Holder in a seminal article in Law , Medicine & Health Care ( 12 : 3 , June , 1984 ) . At that time Holder ...
... argument suggests , undermines well - established social values . Bonnie Steinbock , Ruth Macklin , and Lisa Cahill take us through the ethics of surrogacy . But each takes her own tightly argued ethical position , based upon social ...
... argument that no matter how maltreated or unwanted a child may be , she is better off than never having been born . 25 This is not a powerful argument because the state may well have a legitimate interest in preventing the birth of ...
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Procreative Liberty and the States Burden of Proof | 24 |
Fairy Tales Surrogate Mothers Tell | 43 |
Choosing Family Law over Contract Law as a Paradigm | 59 |
Surrogate Motherhood and the Best Interests of Children | 77 |
Legislative Approaches to Surrogate Motherhood | 88 |
Surrogate Motherhood as Prenatal Adoption | 123 |
Is There Anything Wrong with Surrogate Motherhood? | 136 |
A Preferred Treatment for Infertility? | 221 |
Loves Labor Lost | 233 |
A Comment | 243 |
Appendix I | 253 |
Appendix II | 261 |
Appendix III | 270 |
Appendix IV | 293 |
Appendix V | 338 |
Biology Freedom | 151 |
The Challenge for Feminists | 167 |
An Essay on Surrogacy and Feminist Thought | 183 |
Contributors | 356 |