The April 7, 2008 issue of Newsweek has an interesting article on surrogacy. Naturally enough, this got me thinking about the ethics of the matter. Surrogacy, in this context, is when a woman bears a child for someone else.
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On Wednesday April 25, the Student Medical Ethics Society brought together Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Dean of the Center for the Jewish Future, and Dr. ... A basic point that he reiterated throughout his speech was that in no way is there a question of whether surrogacy is a legitimate practice according to the Torah.
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But people differ in their beliefs about whether this is ethical. Being a parent is a very important part of life to many people and for some couples, this is the only means of having a child. Therefore, surrogacy should be legal. ... Shannon, Thomas A. 1988. Surrogate Motherhood: The Ethics of Using Human Beings.
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www.csun.edu/~psy453/surrog_y.htm
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And many adopting couples have to deal with legal snags and the ethics of buying a baby. Many people question whether it is really worth the time and trouble to enter a surrogacy arrangement just to have a child in this manner.
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www.csun.edu/~psy453/surrog_n.htm
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Applied Ethics; (other than Bioethics) ... The debate about surrogacy revolves around the following issues: (a) whether it is in the interests of the child involved or in the interests of society; or (b) whether it is exploitative of the birth mother or in the interests of women, as a whole.
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www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/OApp/OAppOzol.htm
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What Is Surrogacy And The Types Of Surrogacy ... Surrogacy, umm. What comes to mind? I put the question to my class and their responses were; “like your godmother or foster mother”, “not your biological parent”, “to have someone have your baby for you” and “transplanting an egg and sperm inside you if you...
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van Niekerk, A; van Zyl, L ... The aim of this article is to establish whether there is anything intrinsically immoral about surrogacy arrangements from the perspective of the surrogate mother herself. ... An international peer-reviewed journal for health professionals and researchers in medical ethics...
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jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/6/345
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In a new post at Our Bodies Our Blog, I sum up some key points from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ new ethics committee statement on surrogate motherhood, with a link to the full text.
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Details the ethics committee responsible for approving couples seeking surrogacy treatment. ... If the couple seeking surrogacy are found to be suitable, then their case will be put before the ethics committee. This is an independent body of professional and lay people. The ethics committee will evaluate the case and come to...
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www.ivf-infertility.com/surrogacy/surrogacy4.php
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