TY - JOUR T1 - Defending commercial surrogate motherhood against Van Niekerk and Van Zyl. JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 344 LP - 348 DO - 10.1136/jme.23.6.344 VL - 23 IS - 6 AU - H V McLachlan Y1 - 1997/12/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/23/6/344.abstract N2 - The arguments of Van Niekerk and Van Zyl that, on the grounds that it involves an inappropriate commodification and alienation of women's labour, commercial surrogate motherhood (CSM) is morally suspect are discussed and considered to be defective. In addition, doubt is cast on the notion that CSM should be illegal. ER -