SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD – CHANGING PARADIGM IN INDIAN SOCIAL SCENARIO ** Dr. Mrs. Vijaya Sharma * Mrs. Jaya Dadhich In all cultures of the world‚ motherhood is something which is considered to lie at the heart of the meaning of love. The concept of a woman’s love for her children is viewed as the most powerful‚ ferocious‚ tender and unconditional love that exists. Motherhood for Indian women is a psycho-spiritual phenomena and
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surrogacy‚ or traditional surrogacy‚ the surrogate mother is impregnated with the sperm of the intended father by way of artificial insemination. In these cases‚ the surrogate mother not only carries the child but is genetically linked to the child as well. She however relinquishes her role of social mother to the intended mother. In host surrogacy the intended parents produce an embryo through in vitro fertilization‚ which is then transplanted into the surrogate mother who develops and gives birth
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Surrogate Motherhood is when one women carries to term the fertilized egg of another woman. This procedure is chosen by married couples who can not conceive a child in the "natural way". In some occasions the mother may be able to produce an egg‚ but has no womb or some other physical problem which prevents her from carrying a child. Whether or not the husband can produce a large amount of sperm is not a problem. Once the egg and sperm are combined in a petri dish fertilization is very likely
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The practice of bearing a child on behalf of another woman. This is surrogate motherhood. Is it considered immoral? By some‚ yes. In some countries it is banned--and in others it is promoted or up for consideration. In recent days‚ the issue of ’right and wrong’ has surfaced in the midst of this argument‚ sharing different meanings to the opposing sides. To some‚ it is right only for the woman who brings forth life to raise the child; for it is deemed that she is the only one fit to be the child’s
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The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Rachel Williams POSC 450.001 Senior Seminar October 24‚ 2009 The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Summary The surrogate motherhood controversy has been an ongoing battle for many years with two different sides giving their viewpoints. This has created much of a battle over recent years. Surrogate motherhood controversy has stirred up many critics and authors viewpoints to justify whether surrogacy should be practiced at all and if it should be legalized
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debate on the concept of surrogate motherhood. Surrogacy gives the opportunity for infertile women and gay couples to become parents and raise children of their own‚ but is this the best option? Surrogacy is not a new concept‚ but rather it is believed to be the oldest alternative to a male and female partner conceiving a child by sexual intercourse (Fisher‚ 2013). There are two types of surrogacy which are traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. A traditional surrogate is inseminated with
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Surrogate Motherhood: Alternative or Dilemma? Surrogate Motherhood: Alternative or Dilemma? Conceiving a child can be a rewarding and fulfilling process for most couples‚ but for others‚ it can be arduous and frustrating. After a couple attempts to conceive a child the natural way for over a year and is not able to‚ usually the next step to follow is to consider non-natural methods that facilitate this process most of the time. The two most common ones are in-vitro fertilization and artificial
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controversial procedures in the field of assisted reproduction (Jadva). Surrogacy has been attacked in many different ways‚ but a majority of arguments against surrogacy have to do with harm to the surrogate or the children‚ and the exploitation of women who are poor and vulnerable in some way. Surrogate motherhood has been labeled by its opponents as reproductive
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Should Cloning be banned completely‚ regulated‚ or fully legal? When it comes to the topic of cloning‚ many writers embrace different views on the use of this technology. Zabludoff the writer of “Cloning: Is It Inevitable?” is against the practice of cloning because according to him cloning would not entirely work‚ as there is no such thing as a cloned human‚ hence‚ the practice of cloning is pointless. On the other hand‚ Krauthammer also encompasses similar views as Zabludoff in his article “¬Of
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A Surrogate Motherhood‚ Pros and Cons A surrogate mother means a woman who agrees to have a child for a couple who are childless because of infertility or not able of having a child due to a number of physical dilemmas. The procedure engages artificial insemination method‚ whereby the husband’s sperm is transferred and the surrogate mother accepts it. That is why the surrogate mother is still considered as the real mother of the child. However‚ in case of gestational surrogacy‚ the wife is fertile
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