Overview

Transnational surrogacy – the creation of babies across borders – has become big business. Globalization, reproductive technologies, new family formations and rising infertility are combining to produce a 'quiet revolution' in social and medical ethics and the nature of parenthood. Whereas much of the current scholarship has focused on the US and India, this groundbreaking anthology offers a far wider perspective. Featuring contributions from over thirty activists and scholars from a range of countries and disciplines, this collection offers the first genuinely international study of transnational surrogacy. Its innovative bottom-up approach, rooted in feminist perspectives, gives due prominence to the voices of those most affected by the global surrogacy chain, namely the surrogate mothers, donors, prospective parents and the children themselves. Through case studies ranging from Israel to Mexico, the book outlines the forces that are driving the growth of transnational surrogacy, as well as its implications for feminism, human rights, motherhood and masculinity.

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Author:   Miranda Davies
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.821kg
ISBN:  

9781783607020

ISBN 10:   1783607025
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   15 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction - Miranda Davies Part I: Reconstructing Parenthood 1. Motherhood in Fragments: The Disaggregation of Biology and Care - Laurel Swerdlow and Wendy Chavkin 2. Constructions of Gay Men’s Reproductive Desires on Commercial Surrogacy Clinic Websites - Damien Riggs and Clemence Due Part II: Global Babies: Who Benefits? 3. Transnational Surrogacy and the Earthquake in Nepal: A Case Study from Israel - Carmel Shalev, Hedva Eyal and Etti Samama 4. Recruiting to Give Birth: Agent-Facilitators and the Commercial Surrogacy Arrangement in India - Sarojini Nadimpally and Anindita Majumdar (Sama) 5. Gestational Surrogacy: How Safe? - Diane Beeson and Abby Lippman 6. The Fertility Continuum: Racism, Bio-capitalism and Post-colonialism in the Transnational Surrogacy Industry - France Winddance Twine 7. Networks of Reproduction: Politics and Practices Surrounding Surrogacy in Romania - Enikö Demény 8. Surrogacy Arrangements in Austerity Greece: Policy Considerations in a Permissive Regime - Konstantina Davaki Part III: What about the Children? 9. What are Children’s 'Best Interests' in International Surrogacy? A Social Work Perspective from the UK - Marilyn Crawshaw, Patricia Fronek, Eric Blyth and Andy Elvin 10. What about the Children? Citizenship, Nationality and the Perils of Statelessness - Marsha Tyson Darling 11. Transnational Third-Party Assisted Conception: Pursuing the Desire for ‘Origins’ Information in the Internet Era - Deborah Dempsey and Fiona Kelly Part IV: Feminist Responses around the World 12. Frequently Unasked Questions: Understanding and Responding to Gaps in Public Knowledge of International Surrogacy Practices Worldwide - Ayesha Chatterjee and Sally Whelan (Our Bodies Ourselves) 13. Surrogate Motherhood: Ethical or Commercial? - The Centre for Social Research 14. Surrogacy in Mexico - Isabel Fulda and Regina Tamés (GIRE) 15. A Reproductive Justice Analysis of Genetic Technologies: Report of a National Convening of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women - Generations Ahead 16. I Donated my Eggs and I Wouldn’t Do It Again - Ari Laurel 17. A Feminist No to Surrogate Motherhood - Kajsa Ekman, Linn Hellerström and the Swedish Women’s Lobby Part V: Looking Ahead 18. Mapping Feminist Views on Surrogacy - Emma Maniere 19. Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in India: To Ban or Not to Ban - Amrita Pande 20. Governing Transnational Surrogacy Practices: What Role Can National and International Regulations Play? - Sonia Allan

Reviews

'A brilliant collection.' Amelia Abraham, Refinery 29`Tackles the booming business in cross-border surrogacy with a provocative collection of international feminist perspectives. It challenges us to think harder about the elephant-in-the-room question: Can commercial transnational surrogacy ever be ethical? This volume makes an important contribution to the debate.'Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society`Transcending the usual rhetoric of reproductive choice and free markets, these authors provide reasoned argument and survey evidence from around the globe, questioning whether surrogacy really represents a win-win situation for all parties.'Donna Dickenson, University of London (Emeritus)`Miranda Davies has brought together a number of eminent authors and produced an outstanding collection. By combining academic approaches, empirical evidence and real-life stories, this book adds an entirely new dimension to the debate on the ethics of cross-border commercial surrogacy.'Katarina Trimmings, University of Aberdeen`These original, informed and critical analyses of transnational surrogacy make a vital intervention in impassioned debates. Chapters by leading international scholars and activists address ethical issues, feminist perspectives and the implications for children. They deserve to be widely read.'Ann Phoenix, Institute of Education, University of London 'A ground-breaking book, where the voices of activists and those of researchers come together to address one of the most important, and complex, phenomena of our time: the transnational market in baby-making.' Yasmine Ergas, Columbia University'Useful for collections on globalization, medical ethics, and international law ... highly recommended.'Choice

'Tackles the booming business in cross-border surrogacy with a provocative collection of international feminist perspectives. It challenges us to think harder about the elephant-in-the-room question: Can commercial transnational surrogacy ever be ethical? This volume makes an important contribution to the debate.' Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society

Useful for collections on globalization, medical ethics, and international law ... highly recommended. * Choice * A brilliant collection. * Amelia Abraham, Refinery 29 * These original, informed and critical analyses of transnational surrogacy make a vital intervention in impassioned debates. Chapters by leading international scholars and activists address ethical issues, feminist perspectives and the implications for children. They deserve to be widely read. * Ann Phoenix, Institute of Education, University of London * Transcending the usual rhetoric of reproductive choice and free markets, these authors provide reasoned argument and survey evidence from around the globe, questioning whether surrogacy really represents a win-win situation for all parties. * Donna Dickenson, University of London (Emeritus) * The collection lays out detailed considerations that should be taken into account, through legal regulation, in any surrogacy arrangement, regardless of a country's position ... Whether this will be done, and if so, how rapidly, will depend on the energy brought ... Miranda Davies' anthology is an invaluable contribution to galvanising that energy. * Jane Cottingham, Reproductive Health Matters * Miranda Davies has brought together a number of eminent authors and produced an outstanding collection. By combining academic approaches, empirical evidence and real-life stories, this book adds an entirely new dimension to the debate on the ethics of cross-border commercial surrogacy. * Katarina Trimmings, University of Aberdeen * Tackles the booming business in cross-border surrogacy with a provocative collection of international feminist perspectives. It challenges us to think harder about the elephant-in-the-room question: Can commercial transnational surrogacy ever be ethical? This volume makes an important contribution to the debate. * Marcy Darnovsky, Executive Director, Center for Genetics and Society * A ground-breaking book, where the voices of activists and those of researchers come together to address one of the most important, and complex, phenomena of our time: the transnational market in baby-making. * Yasmine Ergas, Columbia University *

Author Information

Miranda Davies is a writer and editor with a longstanding interest in gender, development and human rights. She has worked for numerous organisations, including Isis International Women's Network, the Central America Committee for Human Rights, Virago, Channel Four, the Rough Guides, Sort Of Books and CoramBAAF Adoption and Fostering Academy, where she is managing editor of Adoption & Fostering journal. This is her fourth international anthology for Zed.

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