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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... parties to 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 ...
... parties 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 ...
... parties in a surrogacy arrangement have substantial civil liberties in- terests : the rights to privacy in making an intimate personal decision about reproduction ; the right to autonomy in decisions affecting the health and welfare of ...
... parties , the woman's control over her own body , and the rights of genetic parents to association with their child . The gestational mother has a particularly strong right of privacy and autonomy , founded upon several factors : her ...
... parties coincide — as they usually do . In such cases the gestational mother's constitutional interests militate against state restrictions on sur- rogacy , not in favor of them . Balanced against the powerful individual and collective ...
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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 |