PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Naturalistic Fallacy, Surrogacy, In Vitro Fertilisation
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Surrogate: a woman who gestates a fetus for a couple or another woman. Traditional surrogacy: the surrogate"s egg is fertilized by a donor"s or the male partner"s sperm. Gestational surrogacy: an embryo created by in-vitro fertilization (ivf) is implanted into the surrogate. Altruistic surrogacy: is legal in canada, but commercial surrogacy is not. It creates happiness for people who otherwise wouldn"t be able to have children. Makes possible the creation of non-traditional families: consequences of surrogacy: Enables transfer of the burden and risks associated with pregnancy from one woman to another. Taking on the burden of pregnancy is superogatory above the call of duty. No, women transfer risks in many other circumstances (e. g. , babysitting, wet-nurses). In many cases, risk isn"t merely transferred (i. e. , impossible is made possible); overall risk is lowered. Q: are prostitution and surrogacy both just ways for a lazy woman to exploit her. We also exploit our natural resources" for any type of work.
