SOSC 1801- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 30 pages long!)

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1801
• Professor: Denielle Elliott

Document Summary

Social and ethical basis of legislation on surrogacy: need for debate. Women in india may not be able to conceive after the first time of conceiving, their problems are due to untreated disease, poor health care practices or malnutrition. Most of these can be avoided through effective antenatal and postnatal care, and through good primary health care with basic facilities to diagnose and treat infertility. However such sources are not available to women in india: women who are unable to have children face suffering and social ostracisation. Further, the desire for children is laced with the eugenic notion of genetic belonging in patriarchal societies. Ova are (cid:498)harvested(cid:499) surgically following the administration of drugs. (cid:524) the surrogate carries the pregnancy to term and hands over the baby to the couple or individual who has commissioned the pregnancy. She is paid a fee for carrying the pregnancy.