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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... persons using this method of reproduction in the future . Had the New Jersey Su- preme Court come to this decision previously , it is clear , Baby M would not have been born . The New Jersey court held that the payment of money as part ...
... person chooses to engage in sexual activity for purposes of recreation , or in exchange for something of value , is a matter of individual choice , not for governmental interference . " 41 A woman has a privacy right to determine how ...
... person pays for labor , he or she is really paying for the commodity that the labor produces . The genetic father is not interested in the gestational mother's childbearing experiences . He wants , and believes he is paying for , her ...
... person can waive54 privacy and parental rights is unsettled . There is a strong presumption against waiver of con- stitutional or fundamental rights.55 A person cannot waive constitutional rights unless she does so knowingly ...
... person cannot foresee all the circumstances that will affect a future decision . Therefore , some rights can be waived only at the time they could be invoked . A federal Court of Appeal refused for this reason to recognize a woman's ...
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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 |