Scott, Talston (2023) Surrogacy and commercial surrogacy in Canada: understanding the domestic landscape and Canada’s role in cross-border reproductive care. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Abstract
Surrogacy, a practice in which a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another couple or individual, raises many important questions and concerns regarding ethics, equity, and health. This is especially true in cases of paid or commercial surrogacy. Despite non-commercial surrogacy being legal in Canada, the practice is poorly understood in part due to unclear legislation and regulation and a lack of empirical research. The purpose of this study was to explore the thoughts, perceptions, and attitudes Canadian reproductive health service users hold towards surrogacy and commercial surrogacy and to investigate the role Canada may be playing in international markets of commercial surrogacy and cross-border reproductive care. Our study showed that Canadian reproductive health service users are overwhelmingly supportive of surrogacy and wish it was more accessible. Support for commercial surrogacy was more limited, in part due to the major barriers that cost and accessibility already pose to accessing assisted reproductive health services in Canada. We also found that Canada continues to play a role in international markets of commercial surrogacy and cross-border reproductive care, with many Canadian reproductive health service users viewing international commercial surrogacy as a viable option to have a family.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| URI: | http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/16118 |
| Item ID: | 16118 |
| Additional Information: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-68) -- Restricted until October 19, 2025 |
| Keywords: | surrogacy, commercial surrogacy, assisted reproductive technology, cross-border reproductive care, medical tourism |
| Department(s): | Medicine, Faculty of > Community Health |
| Date: | October 2023 |
| Date Type: | Submission |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.48336/X21N-1C54 |
| Medical Subject Heading: | Surrogate Mothers--legislation & jurisprudence--Canada; Medical Tourism--ethics--Canada; Medical Tourism--economics--Canada Reproductive Techniques, Assisted--ethics--Canada; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted--economics--Canada |
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