The affective economy of transnational surrogacy
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Barriers for domestic surrogacy and challenges of transnational surrogacy in the context of Australians undertaking surrogacy in India.
The ethical, social, psychological, legal and financial complexities associated with cross-border travel for reproductive services are gaining attention internationally. Travel abroad for surrogacy, and the transfer of gametes or embryos between countries for use in a surrogacy arrangement, can create conflict in relation to the rights of the parties involved: commissioning parents, surrogates ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0308-518X,1472-3409
DOI: 10.1177/0308518x18769652