Broken bonds, surrogate mothers speak out, edited by Jennifer Lahl, Melinda Tankard Reist and Renate Klein
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Broken bonds, surrogate mothers speak out, edited by Jennifer Lahl, Melinda Tankard Reist and Renate Klein
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Broken bonds
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
edited by Jennifer Lahl, Melinda Tankard Reist and Renate Klein
Sub title
surrogate mothers speak out
Summary
Thousands of couples and single people around the world obtain babies through surrogacy arrangements. The general public is compassionate to their plight and supportive of their 'right' to a baby. But who are the faceless, nameless women who nurture and give birth to these babies? These women who are left with empty arms and leaking breasts after delivery? Surrogacy-dealing companies call them 'special angels' who 'make miracles possible', giving 'an extraordinary gift'. IVF clinics call them 'gestational surrogates'. The intended parents have promised them healthcare, full reimbursement, and ongoing contact with the baby. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Because surrogacy violates the human rights of the women whose bodies are used, and the children who are born. Because it is a fundamentally flawed and misogynist concept to imagine that women are interchangeable. And it is wishful thinking that watertight legal contracts and counselling can fix this. In this book, strong and courageous women from the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, Georgia and Russia share their true stories of becoming 'surrogate' mothers. Their stories are tragic, shocking, and revelatory of a profit-driven industry that preys on desperation and women's compassion
Target audience
adult
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Subject
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