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Surrogate Motherhood
Politics and Privacy
Edited by Lawrence O. Gostin
Published by: Indiana University Press
384 Pages
- eBook
- 9780253115201
- Published: May 1990
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" . . . 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." —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
Introduction: Larry Gostin
Civil Liberties
A Civil Liberties Analysis of Surrogacy Arrangements
Larry Gostin
Procreative Liberty and the State's Burden of Proff in Regulating Noncoital Reproduction
John A. Robertson
Fairy Tales Surrogate Mothers Tell
George J. Annas
Legal Status
Choosing Family Law over Contract Law as a Paradigm for Surrogate Motherhood
Alexander M. Capron and Margaret J. Radin
Surrogate Motherhood and the Best Interests of Children
Angela R. Holder
Legislative Approaches to Surrogate Motherhood
R. Alto Charo
Ethics
Surrogate Motherhood as Prenatal Adoption
Bonnie Steinbock
Is There Anything Wrong with Surrogate Motherhood? An Ethical Analysis
Ruth Macklin
The Ethics of Surrogate Motherhood: Biology, Freedom, and Moral Obligation
Lisa Sowle Cahill
Women's Autonomy
Surrogate Motherhood: The Challenge for Feminists
Lori B. Andrews
An Essay on Surrogacy and Feminist Thought
Joan Mahoney
Public Health
Surrogacy and the Health Care Professional: Baby M and Beyond
Karen H. Rothenberg
Surrogacy: A Preferred Treatment for Infertility?
Nadine Taub
Case Review Essays: The New Jersey Supreme Court Baby M Decision
The Case of Baby M: Love's Labor Lost
George P. Smith, II
Solomon Would Weep: A Comment on In the Matter of Baby M and the Limits of Judicial Authority
Randall P. Bezanson
Appendixes
Appendix I
Excerpts from the Decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court, In the Case of Baby M
Appendix II
Status of State Legislation Proposed or Enacted through October 5, 1988
Appendix III
Model Surrogacy Acts
A. Section of Family Law of the American Bar Association
B. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Appendix IV
Statements of Policy on Surrogacy
A. The American Civil Liberties Union
B. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
C. The American Medical Association
D. The American Fertility Society
E. The New York State Task Force on Life and the Law
F. Institute on Women and Technology
G. Testimony of Gena Corea
Appendix V
Bibliography
Contributors
Index