My Body, Their Baby : A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy / Grace Kao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kao, Grace (Grace Y.), author.

Series:

Encountering traditions.

Encountering Traditions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surrogate motherhood--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Surrogate motherhood.

Surrogate motherhood--Moral and ethical aspects.

Christian ethics.

Feminist ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Drawing on her own experience as a surrogate mother, Grace Y. Kao assesses the ethics of surrogacy from a feminist and progressive Christian perspective, concluding that certain kinds of surrogacy arrangements can be morally permissible--and should even be embraced. While the use of assisted reproductive technology has brought joy to countless families, surrogacy remains the most controversial path to parenthood. My Body, Their Baby helps readers sort through objections to this way of bringing children into the world. Candidly reflecting on carrying a baby for her childless friends and informed by the reproductive justice framework developed by women of color activists, Kao highlights the importance of experience in feminist methodology and Christian ethics. She shows what surrogacy is like from the perspective of women becoming pregnant for others, parents who have opted for surrogacy (including queer couples), and the surrogate-born children themselves. Developing a constructive framework of ethical norms and principles to guide the formation of surrogacy relationships, Kao ultimately offers a vision for surrogacy that celebrates the reproductive generosity and solidarity displayed through the sharing of traditionally maternal roles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A primer on surrogacy : logistics, laws, and trends

Does surrogacy cause psychological harm?

Does surrogacy contravene distinctive feminist or Christian commitments?

A progressive Christian vision for surrogacy : advancing the argument

A progressive Christian framework for surrogacy : seven principles

Assessing the ethics of more complex surrogacy arrangements.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kao, Grace My Body, Their Baby

ISBN:

9781503635982

1503635988

OCLC:

1380466095