Sister-to-sister gestational 'surrogacy' 13 years on: A narrative of parenthood

Kirkman, Maggie; Kirkman, Allison

doi:10.1080/026468302760270791

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“…Moving to the potentially positive aspects of surrogacy, the work of Teman (2010) and the example provide by Kirkman (2002) indicate to us the fact that whilst in a large number of cases (and particular in the case of transnational surrogacy) the effects of commodification upon women's bodies may primarily be a product of normative discourses of femininity and the maternal, this may not always be the case. Teman suggests that for many women who act as surrogates, their ability to relinquish the child after birth is not because they are failed women or mercenary or because they steel themselves against the emotional and physical impact, but rather because they develop a bond with the woman for whom they carry the child (obviously in the cases where at least one of the commissioning parents is a woman).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Perhaps echoing the work of Gilligan (1982), then, this argument in support of surrogacy recognises that yes, surrogacy can only be undertaken by women, but this does not have to be because women are 'natural' mothers or only of worth if they fulfil the needs of others. Rather, examples such as that provided by Kirkman (2002) suggest that perhaps in some instances the 'trade' that two women may make for each other is not one of commodification, but rather one of a shared experience of living under patriarchy. Of course this suggestion sits somewhere on the slippery slope of essentialism about women and carework, and certainly our intention here is not to argue simplistically that women can easily undertake the role of surrogate and this be free of commodification.…”

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Representations of Surrogacy in Submissions to a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales

Riggs¹,

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2012

Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology

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Whilst feminist commentators have long critiqued surrogacy as a practice of commodification, surrogacy as a mode of family formation continues to grow in popularity. In this paper we explore public representations of surrogacy through a discourse analytic reading of submissions made in Australia to an Inquiry regarding surrogacy legislation. The findings suggest that many submissions relied upon normative understandings of surrogates as either ‘good women’ or ‘bad mothers’. This is of concern given that such public representations may shape the views of those who utilize surrogacy services in ways that limit attention to the ethics of surrogacy.

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Representations of Surrogacy in Submissions to a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales

Riggs¹,

Due

2012

Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology

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“…The Catholic Church argues that techniques that entails the dissociation of husband and wife, by the intrusion of a person other than the couple is gravely immoral. That surrogacy is an attempt to go beyond the limits of reasonable dominion over nature (Kirkman, 2010& Payne et al, 2020. Thus, the religious issue surroundings surrogacy is the question whether surrogacy is an alteration of God's ordained course of nature?…”

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A brief comprehensive overview of surrogacy

Adaranijo,

Sárváry

2023

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Statistics situates infertility as a global health issue with about 48 million couples and 186 million individuals. The rate at which IVF and surrogacy arrangement have been engaged globally has raised alarm to scholars in medicine, sociology, law, social work, psychology, and religion among other fields. Improved methods and unarguable advantages of surrogacy particularly to couples in dire need of children has left even more questions unanswered. The focus of this research is placed on the interdisciplinary factors that influences the practice of surrogacy. Due to the paucity of data on the subject, a systematic review of relevant published articles dated until 2023 were engaged within survey design. This study argues that surrogacy is not welcomed in many societies, however, it is also clearly noted that it is currently practiced in several countries. Interdisciplinary collaboration has been situated within surrogacy practice, and the findings of this study is prominent for such.

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“…Delivering a baby for her sister may resolve the issue as to who is the real mother, genetic or gestational? Some authors established in their studies that being a surrogate motherhood for her sister is apparently more acceptable [39,53].…”

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Study of the attitude of Bulgarian society towards surrogacy.

Bakova¹,

Stoyanova²,

Mihaylova³

et al. 2018

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Aim: The dynamic and rapid development of medicine and assisted reproductive technology (ART), in particular, has opened up a whole new range of opportunities for infertile couples worldwide. In the resent years, the number of couples with reproductive problems and infertility in Bulgaria has sharply increased. For some of them surrogacy is the only chance for having a child. This calls for the introduction of new legislative, regulatory provisions concerning surrogacy agreements. This article provides an overview of the current attitudes in Bulgarian society as regards surrogate motherhood and its legalization. Materials and methods: 256 respondents, aged from 20 to 61 y (mean 36.26 ± 0.55), of whom 48.7% men and 51.3% women, took part in the anonymous survey. The questions in the survey are related to ethical, legal and social aspects of surrogacy. Results: The findings revealed a positive attitude towards surrogacy as a means of assisted reproduction, with 79.2% of all respondents sharing the opinion that it is mandatory to legalize and regularize surrogacy in Bulgaria. Conclusions: These results are important because they demonstrate generally tolerant attitudes in Bulgarian society towards surrogacy. The introduction of adequate laws and regulations will significantly facilitate assisted reproduction, and will, to a great extent, curb the some inconvenience of surrogacy whilst ensuring the protection of the rights of both the surrogate mother and the commissioning couple.

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Sister-to-sister gestational 'surrogacy' 13 years on: A narrative of parenthood

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Representations of Surrogacy in Submissions to a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales

Representations of Surrogacy in Submissions to a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales

A brief comprehensive overview of surrogacy

Study of the attitude of Bulgarian society towards surrogacy.

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