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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... consent to surrogacy arrangements or is it ethically wrong to ask a woman to become little more than a " fetal container " ? Is surrogacy a gift to infertile couples or no more than baby selling ? This book is an important addition to ...
... consent to the agreement and perceive it to be in their own interest , there appear to be strong ethical grounds for allowing the practice . Just as in constitutional theory , some weight of ethical value must be assigned to protecting ...
... consent from the gestational mother ? What obligations do HCPs have to screen potential sperm donors and gestational mothers for such things as sexually transmitted diseases ( and HIV ) , drugs , or genetic prob- lems ? Should HCPs in ...
... consent to an abortion.70 As neither husbands nor parents can overrule a woman's decision to get an abortion , the courts would be highly unlikely to give this right to the father in a surrogacy arrangement . ? The second major right ...
... consent to a medical procedure . It is insulting to suggest that because the law allows gestational mothers to withdraw consent to a waiver of parental rights , the women are indecisive or need protection . Determining Custody Within A ...
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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 |