Legal Change and Stigma in Surrogacy and Abortion

Stigma marks both surrogacy and abortion. Legal change lessens stigma but may not remove it altogether. Post‐legalization regulation may reinstall stigma by surrounding a legalized practice with barriers that make exercise of that right more difficult. As a result, law may reenact stigma even as it...

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Published inThe Journal of law, medicine & ethics Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 192 - 195
Main Author Robertson, John A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA Blackwell Publishing Ltd 22.06.2015
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications, Inc
Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Abortion
Abortion, Induced
Abrams, Paula
Analysis
Attitudes
Ethics
Female
Fetuses
Gender roles
Gender stereotypes
Health technology assessment
Humans
Infertility
Law
Pregnancy
Public opinion
Regulation
Reproductive rights
Reproductive technologies
Social aspects
Social Stigma
Stereotypes
Stigma
Stigma (Social psychology)
Surrogate motherhood
Surrogate mothers
Womens health
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Summary:Stigma marks both surrogacy and abortion. Legal change lessens stigma but may not remove it altogether. Post‐legalization regulation may reinstall stigma by surrounding a legalized practice with barriers that make exercise of that right more difficult. As a result, law may reenact stigma even as it purports to take it away.
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ISSN:1073-1105
1748-720X
DOI:10.1111/jlme.12232