Surrogate Motherhood Politics and Privacy [Hardcover]

... 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 casemust 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 States 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
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