Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Surrogacy and Egg Donation

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This book is the first to bring together an interdisciplinary collection of essays on surrogacy and egg donation from three socially, legally and culturally distinct countries - India, Israel and Germany. It presents contributions from experts in the field of social and cultural sciences, bioethics, law as well as psychology and provides critical-reflective comparative analysis of the socio-ethical factors shaping surrogacy and egg donation practices across these three countries. This book highlights the importance of a comparative perspective to ‘make sense’ of controversies and transitions in this highly contested area of artificial reproductive technologies. It demonstrates how local developments cannot be isolated from global events and vice versa. Therefore, this volume can be used as a standard reference for anyone seeking to understand surrogacy and egg donation from a macro-perspective in the next decade. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction: Why Compare the Practice and Norms of Surrogacy and Egg Donation? A Brief Overview of a Comparative and Interdisciplinary Journey (Sayani Mitra, Silke Schicktanz, Tulsi Patel)....Pages 1-10 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Globalisation and Market Orientation: A Challenge Within Reproductive Medicine (Gabriele Werner-Felmayer)....Pages 13-34 Transnational Surrogacy: An Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues (Judit Sándor)....Pages 35-55 A Case for Restrictive Regulation of Surrogacy? An Indo-Israeli Comparison of Ethnographic Studies (Elly Teman)....Pages 57-81 Cross-Border Reproflows: Comparing the Cases of India, Germany, and Israel (Sayani Mitra)....Pages 83-102 Beyond Relativism: Comparing the Practice and Norms of Surrogacy in India, Israel, and Germany (Silke Schicktanz)....Pages 103-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Law’s Paradoxes: Governing Surrogacy in India (Prabha Kotiswaran)....Pages 127-151 Surrogacy in India: Political and Commercial Framings (Sunita Reddy, Tulsi Patel, Malene Tanderup Kristensen, Birgitte Bruun Nielsen)....Pages 153-179 Indian Surrogates: Their Psychological Well-Being and Experiences (Nishtha Lamba, Vasanti Jadva)....Pages 181-201 Surrogacy and Social Movements in India: Towards a Collective Conversation (Vrinda Marwah, Sarojini Nadimpally)....Pages 203-227 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 German Law on Surrogacy and Egg Donation: The Legal Logic of Restrictions (Sabrina Dücker, Tatjana Hörnle)....Pages 231-253 Ethical Objections About Surrogacy in German Debates: A Critical Analysis (Katharina Beier)....Pages 255-276 Parents on the Move: German Intended Parents’ Experiences with Transnational Surrogacy (Anika König)....Pages 277-299 Conceiving Before Conception: Gay Couples Searching for an Egg Donor on Their Journey to Parenthood (Julia Teschlade)....Pages 301-323 Front Matter ....Pages 325-325 In the Throes of Revolution: Birthing Pangs of Medical Reproduction in Israel and Beyond (Carmel Shalev)....Pages 327-349 Repro-Migration: Lessons from the Early Days of Cross-Border Migration Between Israel and Romania (Michal Nahman)....Pages 351-370 Parochial Altruism: A Religion-Sensitive Analysis of the Israeli Surrogacy and Egg Donation Legislation (Nitzan Rimon-Zarfaty)....Pages 371-393 Back Matter ....Pages 395-399