Abstract
Surrogacy is a promising treatment for infertility. It can potentially solve many intolerable difficulties that the infertile couples and their families face. Although initially frowned upon, evidence shows that the surrogacy arrangements are more acceptable now than when it was first introduced. Therefore, changes in the attitude in decision making about surrogacy can also be seen in some countries, but there are still indications of the degree of divergence between discourse and the actual practice of different forms of surrogacy around the world. Social, ethical and legal problems are subject to major debates and disagreements in natural or partial surrogacy or genetically unrelated full surrogacy. Genetic gestation surrogacy may largely free from social, legal and moral complications. It is a great choice of infertility treatment if the couple want their own genetic baby, but it still requires more thoughts and discussion. This chapter attempts to discuss the different notions related to surrogacy worldwide.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Abbasi-Shavazi, M. J., Inhorn, M. C., Razeghi-Nasrabad, H. B., & Toloo, G. (2008). The Iranian ART revolution: Infertility, assisted reproductive technology, and third-party donation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies, 4(1), 1–28.
Bhattacharyya, S. (2006). Magical progeny, modern technology: A Hindu bioethics of assisted reproductive technology. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Brinsden, R. P. (2003). Gestational surrogacy. Human Reproduction Update, 9(5), 483–491.
Inhorn, M. C. (2006). Making Muslim babies: IVF and gamete donation in Sunni versus Shi’a Islam. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 30, 427–450.
Inhorn, M. C., Patrizio, P., & Serour, G. I. (2010). Third-party reproductive assistance around the Mediterranean: Comparing Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 21, 848–853.
Kabir, M., & az-Zubair, B. (2007). Who is a parent? Parenthood in Islamic ethics. Journal of Medical Ethics, 33, 605–609.
Lasker, S. P. (2011). Infertility treatment in developing country. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics, 1(2), 3.
Numrich, P. D. (2009). The problem with sex according to Buddhism. Dialog, 48(1), 62–73.
Ombelet, W. I. C., Silke, D., Serour, G. I., & Devroey, P. (2008). Infertility and the provision of infertility medical services in developing countries. Human Reproduction Update, 14(6), 605–621.
Perez M. (2010). Surrogacy: the next frontier for reproductive justice. http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2010/02/23/surrogacy-next-frontier-reproductive-justice/. Accessed 25 Nov 2015.
Schenker, J. G. (1997). Infertility evaluation and treatment according to Jewish law. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 71, 113–121.
Svitnev K. (2006). Legal control of surrogacy – International perspectives. pp. 149–63. http://www.jurconsult.ru/publications/ethical_dillemas/13_Legal%20control%20of%20surrogacy%20-%20international%20perspectives.pdf. Accessed 27 Aug 2015.
WHO (World Health Organization). (2010). Mother or nothing: The agony of infertility. WHO Bulletin, 88(12), 881–882. http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/infertility/en/index.html. Accessed 23 Mar 2014.
Zawawi M. (2012). Third party involvement in the reproductive process: Comparative aspects of the legal and ethical approaches to surrogacy. Eubios Ethics Institute. http://www.eubios.info/ABC4/abc4389.htm. Accessed 1 May 2015.
Zoloth, L., & Henning, A. A. (2010). Bioethics and oncofertility: Arguments and insights from religious traditions. Cancer Treatment and Research, 156, 261–278.
Further Readings
Fasouliotis, S. J., & Schenker, J. G. (1999). Social aspects of assisted reproduction. Human Reproductive Update, 5(1), 26–39.
Nachtigall, R. D. (2006). International disparities in access to infertility services. Fertility and Sterility, 85(4), 871–875.
Norhayati, H. A. (2003). Assisted reproduction – Islamic views on the science of procreation. Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 13, 59–61.
Utian, W. H., Sheean, L., & Goldfarb, J. M. (1985). Successful pregnancy after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer from an infertile woman to a surrogate. New England Journal of Medicine, 313, 1351–1352.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this entry
Cite this entry
Lasker, S.P. (2016). Surrogacy. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_409
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_409
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-09482-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-09483-0
eBook Packages: Religion and PhilosophyReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Humanities