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Early life > Surrogacy
Surrogate motherhood : a violation of human rights
Author / Source : European Centre for Law and Justice Published on : Thematic : Early life / Surrogacy Studies Temps de lecture : 41 min.
The commodification of the human body has been drawn into sharp focus over the last several years as issues such as human trafficking for organs and sexual servitude have gained international attention. Unfortunately, another form of trafficking has evaded the same level of attention and outrage of the international community: surrogacy motherhood. Surrogacy motherhood is a commodification of the human person: the child becomes the mere object of a convention, while the surrogate mother is...