PHI 1102 Lecture 9: New Reproductive Technologies I
11 Jul 2016
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Commercial: the surrogate mother is paid for her services. Altruistic: the surrogate mother is not paid for her services. Can be traditional/genetic - the woman who carries the child also provides the egg. Or gestational - the woman who carries the child (the birth mother / gestational mother) does not provide the egg and the mother who the egg comes from = the genetic mother. Potential new reproductive technology - human cloning. Successfully carrying the child to term is more likely if the egg donor and gestational mother are genetically close, so sisters and mothers of intended social" mothers are often used as surrogates and egg donors. Meanings of family: biological, legal, custom, subjective intention. Biological - usually genetic relation: for gestational surrogacy: birth mother is not genetic mother, but has biological link to child through pregnancy. Law - legally recognized as family but no necessary biological/genetic connection, e. g related by marriage or adoption.
