Surrogacy and human flourishing

• Main Author: TAN, Seow Hon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: surrogacy; human flourishing; John Finnis; natural law theory; surrogate parenthood; best interests of the child; commodification; Family Law; Human Rights Law; Law and Gender
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3275; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5233/viewcontent/Surrogacy_and_human_flourishing_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Opposition to legalizing surrogacy often involves the argument that it commodifies or objectifies women and children. When surrogacy involves consenting parties claiming to benefit from the transaction, commodification- or objectification-based arguments seem unpersuasive. This article argues that n...