Whose autonomy, whose interests? A donor-focused analysis of surrogacy and egg donation from the global South

Aireen Grace Andal

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    Abstract

    This article provides a donor-focused analysis of how transnational reproductive donation intersects with issues central to bodily autonomy of surrogates and egg donors from the global South. Little is known about the autonomy of surrogates and egg donors, especially among those from the global South. This article addresses this gap by examining two key issues on surrogacy and egg donation-conflict of interest and recruitment market. With these issues, this paper presents contexts of the reproductive body as a space of contestation for autonomy. Analysis reveals that bodily autonomy is not an absolute entitlement available for surrogates and egg donors from the global South. Having bodily autonomy is a privileged disposition rather than a universal liberty for reproductive donors. The discussions in this work encourage further examination to understand the multi-layered experiences of reproductive donors from the global South, towards deeper interrogation of the processes of reproductive industry.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)99-108
    Number of pages10
    JournalDeveloping World Bioethics
    Volume23
    Issue number2
    Early online date13 May 2023
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

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    Keywords

    • bioethics
    • body as space
    • reproductive bodies
    • reproductive donation
    • reproductive donors

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