References: Cline‚ R. (2013). Abortion: Ethical and Moral Issues Medical Encyclopedia‚ (2013). Definition of Surrogacy‚ extracted from: freedictionarycom/surrogate+parenting Riddick‚ D.H. (2006). Issues of Ethical Conduct in assisted reproductive Technology Storey‚ P.G. (1999).Ethical Problems Surrounding Surrogate Motherhood Thomson’s Chain Reference Bible‚ (1994)
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infertile woman. In such cases‚ neither of them is the genetic parent of the child. Surrogacy There are few cases where the conventional options cannot be used for having a baby. In such cases‚ couples can solicit the assistance of a third party to provide sperm‚ egg or carry a child for them. This is termed as ‘surrogacy.’ Women without uterus or with uterine diseases or with hysterectomy done can choose surrogacy for having a
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Sandra‚ Lee Bartky “Femininity as Disciplinary Regime.” our society women are often pressured and conditioned to conform to traditional feminine standards. In the past fifty or so years women have begun to find modes of resistance against these cultural constraints. Bartky theorizes about the properly feminine subject by stating that it is to embody the proper feminine qualities of character and behaviors. According to Bartky the properly feminine woman must be sure to never appear sloppy or loose
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autonomy‚ power and change through an empowerment perspective (Dolgoff‚ Harrington‚ & Loewenberg‚ 2012). Both the general decision-making model and the ethical principles screen can be used to inform how social workers might approach issues like surrogacy if confronted in practice. For the general decision making model‚ it is based on the assumption that social workers have the capability to plan rationally to serve human needs (Dolgoff‚ et al.‚ 2012). This model can be used
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Absolutist An absolutist is a rule that is true in all situations. The rule says things are basically right‚ no matter what the circumstances‚ there is no room for manoeuvre. What makes an ethic deontological is that it pays no regard to consequences‚ as the name makes clear‚ coming from the Greek duty. For example stealing is always wrong. It makes no difference who does it‚ what the reasons were‚ what culture they live in o whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those
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Infertility has been conceptualized as deviant‚ which is subject to stigma because it violates norms of acceptable behavior. Goffman defined stigma as “an attribute that is deeply discrediting to its possessor‚” an attribute which reduces an individual from “a whole and usual person to a tainted‚ discounted one.” Infertility can be conceptualized as a discreditable or potentially stigmatizing attribute because it is not visible to society. It is also a form of deviance that is involuntary because
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of surrogate parenting. These include traditional and gestational. In traditional surrogacy‚ the mother shares genetic information as the child since she acts as a sperm recipient. The gestational surrogacy involves insemination with fertile ovum of the infertile couple. Therefore‚ she does not share genetic information as the child. The ethical dilemma that exists in surrogate parenting is whereby commercial surrogacy is viewed as exploitative to poor single women. The woman is viewed as a mere incubator
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Margaret Sanger (1879 – 1966)‚ Birth control Margaret Sanger was born as Margaret Louisa Higgins on the 14th of September 1879 in New York. She was one of the 11 children born to Catholic working-class Irish American family. Her mother went through the 18 pregnancies (11 live birth and 7 miscarriages) in 22 years so that means that every 1.2 year she got pregnant. She died at the age of 40 (some sources say at 50) of tuberculosis and cervical cancer. The family lived on poverty because of father’s
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Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) If a woman does not become pregnant after treatment with medical and surgical techniques‚ she may choose to undergo more complex procedures‚ called ART‚ after consulting with her health care provider. These include: Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) In Vitro Fertilization Third Party Assisted ART Sperm Donation Egg Donation Surrogates and Gestational Carriers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiles annual reports on the success rates
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Parenting- the process of raising and nurturing children in a family Caring- the process of looking after the needs and wellbeing of another person due to their age‚ illness or disability Biological parents- the parent who has provided the genetic material‚ either sperm or an ovum‚ to create a foetus Pregnancy Planned- involves a strategic choice on when to parent. There are physical‚ emotional and economic impacts that result from this decision Unplanned- may result from poor knowledge about contraception
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