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'Just the Oven': A Law & Economics Approach to Gestational Surrogacy ContractsAristides N. HatzisUniversity of Athens - Department of Philosophy & History of Science; University of Athens - Faculty of Law; Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics 2003 PERSPECTIVES FOR THE UNIFICATION OR HARMONISATION OF FAMILY LAW IN EUROPE, pp. 412-433, Katharina Boele-Woelki, ed., Antwerp: Intersentia, 2003 Abstract: Gestational surrogacy is a form of artificial insemination whereby a doctor implants the fertilized eggs of a woman into the surrogate's uterus. Gestational surrogacy contracts are unenforceable almost everywhere in the world. In this paper, we support the thesis that these contracts should be enforceable. Our approach is informed by the economic analysis of contract law and is predicated on the assumption that law should serve social welfare (as a function of individuals' well being). We discuss and rebut the arguments most often invoked against surrogacy: immorality, commodification and exploitation. Finally, we present some legal policy proposals for the regulation of gestational contracts in order to safeguard the best interests of the child, to ensure the informed consent of surrogate mothers and to protect intentional parents from the surrogate's opportunistic or reckless behavior.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 23 Keywords: commercial surrogate motherhood, gestational surrogacy contracts, medical ethics, commodification, exploitation, child welfare, assisted reproduction JEL Classification: I11, J13, J48, J82, K10, K32 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: March 24, 2003 ; Last revised: December 11, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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