RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ethical concerns for maternal surrogacy and reproductive tourism
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 742
OP 745
DO 10.1136/medethics-2012-100551
VO 38
IS 12
A1 Deonandan, Raywat
A1 Green, Samantha
A1 van Beinum, Amanda
YR 2012
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/12/742.abstract
AB Reproductive medical tourism is by some accounts a multibillion dollar industry globally. The seeking by clients in high income nations of surrogate mothers in low income nations, particularly India, presents a set of largely unexamined ethical challenges. In this paper, eight such challenges are elucidated to spur discussion and eventual policy development towards protecting the rights and health of vulnerable women of the Global South.