1st Edition
The Ethical and Legal Implications of Commercial Surrogacy for Healthcare A Global Perspective
1: Introduction to commercial surrogacy
Section 1: Understanding Surrogacy
Section 2: The Advent of Commercial Surrogacy
Section 3: The Global landscape of Commercial Surrogacy
Section 4: The Business Framework of Commercial Surrogacy
Conclusion
2: Legal Framework and Challenges
Section 1: Law and Commercial Surrogacy
Section 2: Legal Considerations around Surrogacy Arrangements
Section 3: Conclusion
3: Ethics in Commercial Surrogacy
Section 1: Ethical Foundations
Section 2: Commodification of Reproduction
Section 4: Conclusion
4: Surrogacy Practice Health Guidelines and Policies
Section 1: The importance of surrogacy practice health guidelines
Section 2: Surrogacy practice health guidelines: Pre-surrogacy arrangements
Section 3: Surrogacy practice health guidelines: During surrogacy arrangement
3.1 Medical procedures in a surrogacy process
3.2 Pregnancy surrogacy monitoring and care
Section 4: Surrogacy practice health guidelines: post surrogacy
Section 5: Best practices and recommendations
Section 6: Conclusion
5: The Role of Healthcare Providers in Commercial Surrogacy
Section 1: Setting the ethical landscape of surrogacy care 135
Section 2: Surrogacy – Global Trends and Context
Section 3: Autonomy in Commercial Surrogacy - Balancing Rights and Realities
Section 4: Relational Autonomy: A Broader Ethical Perspective
Section 5: The Role of Healthcare Providers as Advocates
Section 6: Non-Maleficence (Do No Harm)
Section 7: Beneficence
Section 8: Justice in Surrogacy
Section 9: Conclusion
6: Reflections and Future Directions of Surrogacy Practice
Section 1: Reflections on the Surrogacy Journey
Section 3: Ongoing Surrogacy Law Considerations
Section 4: Ongoing Ethical Debates
Section 5: The Future of Surrogacy and Healthcare Practice
Section 6: Conclusion
7: Conclusion and Supplementary
Supplementary for surrogacy guidelines and Act in Australia
Supplementary for Essential Tests and Recommendations
Biography
Dr Jutharat Attawet is a senior lecturer at the Swinburne University of Technology, specialising in surrogacy research.
Dr Mark Brady is a senior lecturer in law and examines how technology impacts society, viewed through ontological, social, and critical legal discourse.
Kabir Sattarshetty is a nursing lecturer at Charles Darwin University, and has a background in medical-surgical, ICU, and emergency nursing.
Sarah Jefford is a family creation lawyer and practises in surrogacy and donor conception across Australia.






