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Case of the Abortive Surrogate (Staged Trial)

The Reproduction Revolution
Parallel Paper
July 17, 1998
C. Christopher Hook, MD
C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
Nik Nikas, JD
R. Martin Palmer, JD
Issues:
Reproductive Ethics
Women's Health
Tags:
Cultural Engagement
Abortion
Surrogacy
Health Policy

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This staged trial compares the genetic mother’s and the surrogate’s legal rights, especially when one wants to abort.

Keywords:
Law and public policy - Proposals/possibilities; Reproduction and sexuality - Abortion: Legal issues; Reproduction and sexuality - Surrogate motherhood; Surrogacy; Parental rights; Reproductive technology; In-vitro fertilization (IVF)