Does contract surrogacy undermine gender equality?

Some feminists hold that surrogacy contracts should be unenforceable or illegal because they contribute to and perpetuate unjust gender inequalities. I argue that in developed countries, surrogacy contracts either wouldn't have these negative effects or that these effects could be mitigated via...

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Main Author: Hill, Jesse (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Bioethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 38, Issue: 8, Pages: 702-708
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Feminism
B contract surrogacy
B Surrogacy
B Debra Satz
B Commodification
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Summary:Some feminists hold that surrogacy contracts should be unenforceable or illegal because they contribute to and perpetuate unjust gender inequalities. I argue that in developed countries, surrogacy contracts either wouldn't have these negative effects or that these effects could be mitigated via regulation. Furthermore, the existence of a regulated surrogacy market is preferable on consequentialist grounds.
ISSN:1467-8519
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13337