Rethinking “Commercial” Surrogacy in Australia

Millbank, J

Rethinking “Commercial” Surrogacy in Australia

Millbank, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2015, 12 (3), pp. 477 - 490
Issue Date:: 2015-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Millbank, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-7945	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-12-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2015, 12 (3), pp. 477 - 490	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1176-7529	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43822
dc.description.abstract	© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This article proposes reconsideration of laws prohibiting paid surrogacy in Australia in light of increasing transnational commercial surrogacy. The social science evidence base concerning domestic surrogacy in developed economies demonstrates that payment alone cannot be used to differentiate “good” surrogacy arrangements from “bad” ones. Compensated domestic surrogacy and the introduction of professional intermediaries and mechanisms such as advertising are proposed as a feasible harm-minimisation approach. I contend that Australia can learn from commercial surrogacy practices elsewhere, without replicating them.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0986213
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11673-014-9557-9	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Applied Ethics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Harm Reduction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Commodification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surrogate Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Reproduction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Developed Countries	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Justice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Commerce	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bioethics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	North America	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Remuneration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	United Kingdom	en_US
dc.title	Rethinking “Commercial” Surrogacy in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
utslib.for	2201 Applied Ethics	en_US
utslib.for	2203 Philosophy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HJ - Health Justice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This article proposes reconsideration of laws prohibiting paid surrogacy in Australia in light of increasing transnational commercial surrogacy. The social science evidence base concerning domestic surrogacy in developed economies demonstrates that payment alone cannot be used to differentiate “good” surrogacy arrangements from “bad” ones. Compensated domestic surrogacy and the introduction of professional intermediaries and mechanisms such as advertising are proposed as a feasible harm-minimisation approach. I contend that Australia can learn from commercial surrogacy practices elsewhere, without replicating them.

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