Untangling the surrogacy web and exploring legal duties following the discharge of mental health patients

Bernadette Richards; Bill Madden; Tina Cockburn

doi:10.1007/s11673-014-9592-6

Untangling the surrogacy web and exploring legal duties following the discharge of mental health patients

Bernadette Richards, Bill Madden, Tina Cockburn

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Abstract

Surrogacy agreements represent unique legal questions that must be answered with great care. In Australia we had the recent “Baby Gammy” scandal that involved an international surrogacy agreement and claims of abandonment of a child with Down’s syndrome. This story served to reinforce concerns that surrogacy turns children into a commodity that can be put to one side if expectations are not met.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-29
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-014-9592-6
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

down syndrome
legislation
mental health
surrogate motherhood

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Untangling the surrogacy web and exploring legal duties following the discharge of mental health patients

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