When Moral Outrage Determines a Legal Response
Surrogacy as Labour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11422386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Nicholson (0000-0003-4422-413X, University of Pretoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 496-514 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal on Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-7203 • E-ISSN: 1996-2126 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19962126.2013.11865087 |
| OpenAlex | W1567529571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Surrogacy is a complex issue that evokes a strong moralistic response. In South Africa, commercial surrogacy is illegal and surrogacy agreements that contain financial incentives beyond expenses associated with the pregnancy and birth are unenforceable. Despite this, commercial surrogacy appears to remain a reality in South Africa. Further, given the pervasive poverty that exists in the country, the question arises, should commercial surrogacy be permitted as a means to alleviate the dire circumstances of poverty-stricken women and those dependent on them. I seek to answer this question by taking a close look at the nature of surrogacy, some of the arguments for and against it, and the Indian model of commercial surrogacy as a potential model for commercial surrogacy in South Africa
Criminology · Law and economics · Outrage · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |