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Outsourcing embryos: An examination of the maternal surrogacy market

Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences

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Title Outsourcing embryos: An examination of the maternal surrogacy market
 
Creator ISLAM, Deepan
 
Subject Embryos; In vitro fertilization; Maternal surrogacy; Commercial surrogacy.
I11; I18.
 
Description Abstract. The word “market” brings to mind a grocery shop or perhaps the financial markets. However, with the advancements in reproductive technologies in the last thirty years, there is now an established market for sperm, eggs, fertilization techniques and even wombs. Surrogacy is a topic that most Americans are unfamiliar with; only a small percentage of American couples are infertile. However, surrogacy has made its popular culture debut with Kim Kardashian announcing her use of a maternal surrogate for her third child.  I seek to provide an analysis for commercial surrogacy contracts and the gestational surrogacy market. Despite the lack of official statistics on the gestational surrogacy market, it is estimated to grow to a $4 billion global market by 2020, which makes it an interesting market to examine.Keywords. Embryos, In vitro fertilization, Maternal surrogacy, Commercial surrogacy.JEL. I11, I18.
 
Publisher Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences
Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences
 
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Date 2018-06-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/view/1632
10.1453/jsas.v5i2.1632
 
Source Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences; Vol 5, No 2 (2018): June; 100-115
Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences; Vol 5, No 2 (2018): June; 100-115
2149-0406
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JSAS/article/view/1632/1677
 
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