TY - JOUR
T1 - The Decline in Intercountry Adoptions and New Practices of Global Surrogacy
T2 - Global Exploitation and Human Rights Concerns
AU - Rotabi, Karen Smith
AU - Bromfield, Nicole Footen
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Intercountry adoption (ICA) has declined significantly since 2004. Now with fewer options for family building with a healthy child or infant via ICA, global surrogacy appears to be replacing the practice in some cases. This article presents a brief history of ICA and ethical dilemmas and human rights concerns and explores global surrogacy, starting with surrogacy practices in India. It then considers the new and emerging practice of surrogacy in Guatemala, with concerns about informed consent in the context of poverty and human rights abuses, including human trafficking and violence against women.
AB - Intercountry adoption (ICA) has declined significantly since 2004. Now with fewer options for family building with a healthy child or infant via ICA, global surrogacy appears to be replacing the practice in some cases. This article presents a brief history of ICA and ethical dilemmas and human rights concerns and explores global surrogacy, starting with surrogacy practices in India. It then considers the new and emerging practice of surrogacy in Guatemala, with concerns about informed consent in the context of poverty and human rights abuses, including human trafficking and violence against women.
KW - Hague Convention
KW - human trafficking
KW - intercountry adoption
KW - surrogacy
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U2 - 10.1177/0886109912444102
DO - 10.1177/0886109912444102
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861790052
SN - 0886-1099
VL - 27
SP - 129
EP - 141
JO - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
JF - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
IS - 2
ER -