Rethinking “Commercial” Surrogacy in Australia

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 477-490

  Millbank, Jenni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infertility; Reproductive medicine; Surrogate mothers

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MOTHER; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; REMUNERATION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SURROGATE MOTHER;

AUSTRALIA; BIOETHICS; COMMERCE; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; REMUNERATION; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SURROGATE MOTHERS;

EID: 84942987201     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-014-9557-9     Document Type: Article

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