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oapen-20.500.12657-514622022-01-17T10:30:46Z Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy Bandelli, Daniela Open Access Surrogate motherhood Reproductive work Assisted reproduction Feminist abolitionists Women's empowerment Commodification of women and children Reproductive rights Child's rights Gestational surrogacy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPQ Central government::JPQB Central government policies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare & social services::JKSN Social work bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCF Labour economics This open access book discusses and analyses competing views and social implications of gestational surrogacy, which is making inroads as an option for parenthood as well as a work opportunity for women. It provides a rich account of transnational mobilizations for the abolition and regulation of surrogacy, with focus on United States, Italy and Mexico. The author critically assesses the core narratives of supporters and opponents of surrogacy, in order to understand this reproductive practice in light of some of the essential elements of contemporary societies, such as the “child at any cost” culture, individualism, technology and female emancipation. This book appeals to scholars, policy makers and all those who want to understand the controversial debate on this unprecedented method of family formation and life production. 2021-11-15T15:27:37Z 2021-11-15T15:27:37Z 2021 book ONIX_20211115_9783030803025_8 9783030803025 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51462 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9783030803025.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783030803025 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-030-80302-5 10.1007/978-3-030-80302-5 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 H2020 Excellent Science 9783030803025 Springer International Publishing 158 792464 open access
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This open access book discusses and analyses competing views and social implications of gestational surrogacy, which is making inroads as an option for parenthood as well as a work opportunity for women. It provides a rich account of transnational mobilizations for the abolition and regulation of surrogacy, with focus on United States, Italy and Mexico. The author critically assesses the core narratives of supporters and opponents of surrogacy, in order to understand this reproductive practice in light of some of the essential elements of contemporary societies, such as the “child at any cost” culture, individualism, technology and female emancipation. This book appeals to scholars, policy makers and all those who want to understand the controversial debate on this unprecedented method of family formation and life production.
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