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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Surrogate Motherhood: International Perspectives by Edited by Rachel Cook Edited by Shelley Day-Sclater Edited by Felicity Kaganas
This book is a multi-disciplinary collection of essays from leading researchers and practitionersexploring legal ethical social psychological and practical aspects of surrogate motherhood in Britain and abroad. It highlights the common themes that characterise debates across countries as well as exploring the many differences in policies and practices. Surrogacy raises questions for medical and welfare practitioners and dilemmas for policy makers as well as ethical issues of concern to society as a whole. The international perspective adopted by this book offers an opportunity for questions of law policy and practice to be shared and debated across countries. The book links contemporary views from research and practice with broader social issues and bio-ethical debates. The book will be of interest to an international audience of academics and their students (in law social policy reproductive medicine psychology and sociology) practitioners (including doctors counsellors midwives and welfare professionals) as well as those involved in policy-making and implementation.show more