Commodification or Compensation: A Reply to Ketchum

Hypatia 4 (3):128 - 135 (1989)
Abstract <span class='Hi'></span>I<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>defend<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>permissibility<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>of<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>paid<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>surrogacy<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arrangements<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>against<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arguments<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>Sara<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>Ketchum<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>advances<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>in<span class='Hi'></span> "<span class='Hi'></span>Selling<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>Babies<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>and<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>Selling<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>Bodies<span class='Hi'></span>." <span class='Hi'></span>I<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>argue<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>that<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arrangements<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>cannot<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>be<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>prohibited<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>out<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>of<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>hand<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>on<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>grounds<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>that<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>they<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>treat<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>persons<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>as<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>objects<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>of<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>sale<span class='Hi'></span>, <span class='Hi'></span>because<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>it<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>is<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>possible<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>to<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>view<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>payments<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>made<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>in<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>these<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arrangements<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>as<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>compensation<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>for<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>woman<span class='Hi'></span>'<span class='Hi'></span>s<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>services<span class='Hi'></span>. <span class='Hi'></span>I<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>also<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>argue<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>that<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arguments<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>based<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>on<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>exploitation<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>and<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>parental<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>custodial<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>rights<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>fail<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>to<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>provide<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>adequate<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>grounds<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>for<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>prohibiting<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>the<span class='Hi'></span> <span class='Hi'></span>arrangements<span class='Hi'></span>.
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