Womb for rent: ethical aspects of surrogate motherhood Page 1 I Ethics Womb for rent: ethical
aspects of surrogate motherhood Shabir Bhimji, PhD The Dr. William Logie mnedical ethics …

In this paper I want to offer some preliminary reflections on the highly controversial practice
of surrogating, the bearing of a child for another, often for a fee. The practice was the core of …

Is there anything ethically wrong with surrogate motherhood? Many people confess their
inability to articulate their opposition in rational terms, yet they feel uneasy. The practice …

It is thought that several hundred women are currently, or have been, fulfilling roles as
surrogate mothers [1-4]. The first recorded incident of a surrogate motherhood birth took …

In the surrogate mother procreation can be divorced both from sex as well as any
anticipation of child rearing. Often the risks of surrogate motherhood are presented in terms …

When Abraham's wife, Sarah, was unable to conceive a child for their marriage, she
arranged for her handmaiden, Hagar, to bear a child for them. Abraham consummated this …

The practice of commercial surrogacy in India has developed into a profitable industry that
operates within the free market. The surrogate mothers are generally impoverished …

In 2007 the Yamadas, Japanese couple, traveled to India to hire a surrogate mother to bear
a child for them. The surrogacy contract was concluded via the Akanksha Infertility Clinic …

PERHAPS the greatest offense to a person's human dignity would be to be bought and sold.
The practice of surrogate motherhood is often claimed to be morally objectionable because …

T he Ethics Committee of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG),
in their statement Ethical Issues in Surrogate Motherhood, a challenges the enforceability of …