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Title
Surrogacy Arrangements: Law and Morality Issues in the Malaysian Perspective
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Jayabalan, Sheela
Publication Date
2012
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Abstract
Science has revolutionized the reproductive environment. At the current era of advance science and technology the impossible, unimaginable or unthinkable is achievable. It has not only been made possible for a woman to have sexual intercourse without getting pregnant, but also to get pregnant without sexual intercourse. One of such means is through surrogacy. In a surrogacy arrangement a woman known as the 'surrogate mother' consents to bear a child for a childless couple. The surrogate mother is impregnated either by artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization. After carrying the child for forty weeks and delivering the child thereafter, the child is handed to the custody of the childless couple. The surrogate's ties or bond with the child ends upon the delivery of the child. However, as simple as it sounds, surrogacy arrangements raise many dilemmas in the context of law, religion, morality, custom and culture. This article looks at the legal, moral and religious implications arising in surrogacy arrangements. Should surrogacy arrangements be treated as a mere contract? What is the validity of such arrangements and the moral issues arising in the Malaysian perspective?
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Law Tides, v.5
Publisher
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Place of Publication
Malaysia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
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