Surrogate motherhood: Proposed legislation eagerly awaited

South African Family Practice

 
 
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Title Surrogate motherhood: Proposed legislation eagerly awaited
 
Creator Oosthuizen, H. Verschoor, T.
 
Subject — surrogate motherhood; surogacy; fertilised embryo
Description The inabitity to bear a child by natural meansis a common phenomenon in modern times. Surogacy has become an acceptable option for many. The surogate mother can be the recipient of a fertilised embryo, or she can be impregnated by the spermof the childless couple's male partner. A surrogacy agreement can pose many ethical ancl legal questions, making clear guidelines essential. The proposed Act on Surrogate Motherhood of 1994 contains these guidelines within which sunogaceagreements can function, but has yet to materialise.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2003-10-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/safp.v45i10.1870
 
Source South African Family Practice; Vol 45, No 10 (2003); 5 2078-6204 2078-6190
 
Language eng
 
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