womb tourism

This piece in the Times by Judith Warner is interesting for thinking about transnational feminist ethics. Is outsourcing surrogacy in this way exploitative? Is every (read Western, wealthy, and most likely white) woman entitled to a baby?:

“The legal issues in the United States are complicated, having to do with that the surrogate mother still has legal rights to that child until they sign over their parental rights at the time of the delivery. Of course, and there’s the factor of costs. For some couples in the United States surrogacy can reach up to $80,000.”

click here to continue reading