My body, their baby: a progressive Christian vision for surrogacy
"Drawing on her own experience as a surrogate mother, Grace Y. Kao assesses the ethics of surrogacy from a feminist and progressive Christian perspective, concluding that certain kinds of surrogacy arrangements can be morally permissible--and should even be embraced. While the use of assisted r...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Encountering traditions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Surrogate motherhood
/ Sexual ethics
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| RelBib Classification: | NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Surrogate motherhood
Moral and ethical aspects
B Surrogate motherhood Religious aspects Christianity B Feminist ethics B Christian Ethics |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Kao, Grace (Grace Y.): My body, their baby. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2023. - 9781503635982 |
| Summary: | "Drawing on her own experience as a surrogate mother, Grace Y. Kao assesses the ethics of surrogacy from a feminist and progressive Christian perspective, concluding that certain kinds of surrogacy arrangements can be morally permissible--and should even be embraced. While the use of assisted reproductive technology has brought joy to countless families, surrogacy remains the most controversial path to parenthood. My Body, Their Baby helps readers sort through objections to this way of bringing children into the world. Candidly reflecting on carrying a baby for her childless friends and informed by the reproductive justice framework developed by women of color activists, Kao highlights the importance of experience in feminist methodology and Christian ethics. She shows what surrogacy is like from the perspective of women becoming pregnant for others, parents who have opted for surrogacy (including queer couples), and the surrogate-born children themselves. Developing a constructive framework of ethical norms and principles to guide the formation of surrogacy relationships, Kao ultimately offers a vision for surrogacy that celebrates the reproductive generosity and solidarity displayed through the sharing of traditionally maternal roles"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1503610268 |