A case for altruistic surrogacy

Keirse, Marc J N C

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06969.x

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Comment: Morton feels that women for whom pregnancy poses a substantial risk should be offered altruistic surrogacy, so that they can still have a child that is genetically their own. The suggestion is commendable but opens a hornets’ nest.

Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042.

Correspondence: marc.keirse@flinders.edu.au

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