| Ethics, law, and commercial surrogacy: a call for uniformity. | |
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PMID: 17518856 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the United States at this time, no uniform federal law exists regarding commercial surrogacy, and state statutory schemes vary vastly, ranging from criminalization to legal recognition with contract enforcement. The authors examine how commercial surrogacy agencies utilize the Internet as a means for attracting parents and surrogates by employing emotional cultural rhetoric. By inducing both parents and surrogates to their jurisdiction, agencies circumvent vast discrepancies in state statutory regulative schemes and create a distinct interstate business, absent an efficient regulatory framework or legal recourse in some circumstances. The authors propose a uniform federal regulatory scheme premised upon regulating interstate business transactions to create accountability and legal remedies for both the parents and the surrogate. |
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Authors:
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Katherine Drabiak; Carole Wegner; Valita Fredland; Paul R Helft |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Volume: 35 ISSN: 1073-1105 ISO Abbreviation: J Law Med Ethics Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-23 Completed Date: 2007-07-03 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9315583 Medline TA: J Law Med Ethics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 300-9 Citation Subset: T |
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Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. |
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Adoption
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legislation & jurisprudence* Female Humans Marketing of Health Services / economics, ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence Pregnancy Surrogate Mothers / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data United States |
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