In this paper we examine the questions "What does it mean to be a surrogate mother?" and "What would be an appropriate perspective for a surrogate mother to have on her pregnancy?" In response to the objection that such contracts are alienating or dehumanising since they require women to suppress their evolving perspective on their pregnancies, liberal supporters of surrogate motherhood argue t...

In this paper we examine the questions “What does it mean to be a surrogate mother?” and “What would be an appropriate perspective for a surrogate mother to have on her pregnancy?” In response to the objection that such contracts are alienating or dehumanising since they require women to suppress their evolving perspective on their pregnancies, liberal supporters of surrogate motherhood argue t...

Abstract The study summarizes opinions of 7504 representatives the medical community on organizational issues surrogacy programs, rights, and responsibilities their participants. Although Russian lawyers are yet to consolidate in developing legal framework, health professionals think that aspects crucial. Almost all believe surrogate mothers contracting parents should be offered a lawyer before...

The Baby M case 1 has forced us to take sides in the public debate over surrogate motherhood. Last year, advocates of this form of noncoital reproduction praised the New Jersey trial court for supporting the freedom to contract for such "womb renting" services, while critics warned that enforcement of such surrogacy contracts would condone the sale of babies and the exploitation of women as bab...

Thanks to the high level of development modern medicine, citizens Ukraine who are faced with problem infertility have opportunity resort help auxiliary reproductive technologies. In presence medical indications, can apply for services a surrogate mother. The article considers one most interesting methods assisted technologies from legal point view - motherhood. Despite fact that grounds motherh...

Transnational surrogacy, when people travel abroad for reproduction with the help of a surrogate mother, is a heavily debated phenomenon. One of the most salient discourses on surrogacy is the one affirming that Westerners, in their quest for having a child, exploit poor women in countries such as India. As surrogacy within the Swedish health care system is not permitted, Swedish commissioning ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the characteristics of parents and intended parents and their current and planned behaviour in relation to surrogacy arrangements. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Members of two Australian parenting support forums who were considering surrogacy or were currently or previously in a surrogacy arrangement were invited to complete an online survey during July 2013. MA...