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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... potentially harmful to children . But they put forward no evidence to suggest that children born in surrogacy arrangements are less well off than other children , or even that their chances of thriving are any lesser . If non - coital ...
... potential harm to the child that takes precedence . To others , paying a surrogate is abhorrent because it places a price tag on a child . Treating the child as " chattel , " the argument suggests , undermines well - established social ...
... potential sperm donors and gestational mothers for such things as sexually transmitted diseases ( and HIV ) , drugs , or genetic prob- lems ? Should HCPs in any way respect contract provisions which limit the autonomy of gestational ...
... potential detriments to pregnant women of being made to carry an unwanted fetus to term — the medical and psychological harm of having to bear and , possibly , to raise the child , and the distress of having their own choices about ...
... potentially degrading to women . " 32 In the following section I examine the question of whether the payment of money should change a legal , possibly constitutionally protected , activity into an unlawful , possibly criminal ...
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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 |