Surrogate Motherhood Families
This comprehensive book covers the research, theory, policy and practice context of unusual reproduction using third parties. Olga Van den Akker details the psychological adaptation required to continuing changes in public opinion, advances in technologie
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SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD FAMILIES
Surrogate Motherhood Families
Olga B.A. van den Akker
Surrogate Motherhood Families
Olga B.A. van den Akker Psychology Middlesex University London, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-60452-7 ISBN 978-3-319-60453-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60453-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947072 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Photoshkolnik/getty images and Vlady9/getty images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
I dedicate this monograph to all those who have made my work on reproductive health psychology possible.
Preface
This comprehensive monograph covers the research, theory, policy and practice contexts in which surrogate motherhood arrangements are carried out, and how the parties involved adapt or fail to adapt to continuing changes in public opinions, advances in technologies and new legislations. All chapters explain specific aspects of surrogacy in depth using some, but by no means all, of the available research evidence. From the first few cases of surrogacy published in the media in the 1980s continuing through the millennium right up until today, the focus has been on the controversies surrounding this practice rather than the harmony it has brought to many lives. Since the popular media have been the main source of information on surrogacy in the United Kingdom, population perceptions of surrogate motherhood arrangements have not generally been favourable. Despite the negative press there has been a sharp rise in surrogate motherhood arrangements. The book draws heavily upon the author’s own psychosoc
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