Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy : : Between Legitimation and International Abolition.

• Author: Bandelli, Daniela.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 pages)

Table of Contents

Sociological Debates on Gestational Surrogacy -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Problems of Surrogacy and the Demands from Civil Society -- References -- Chapter 2: The Studyś Origins and Methodology -- References -- Chapter 3: Features of a Booming Reproductive Practice: The Medical Process, the Market, the Antecedents, and the Risks -- How It Happens -- History -- Laws and Markets -- The Risks -- References -- Chapter 4: Sociological Perspectives Across Individual Experiences, Social Structures, and Representations -- A Three-Level Literature Review -- The Individual Experience: The Motivations for Participating in Surrogacy -- The Social Structure: Inequalities and Stratified Reproduction -- The Social Structure: Reification and the Market -- The Social Structure: Fragmentation of Motherhood and New Family Formations -- The Representation Level: Public Discourse in the Media -- The Representation Level: Feminism -- References -- Chapter 5: Surrogacy in the United States: The Horse Is Out of the Barn -- The Origins of Surrogacy -- The Research Journey: From Texas to Nation-Wide Debate -- Surrogacy in the Press: Empowered Surrogates, Needy Parents, and Invisible Children -- The Main Actors of the American Civil Society in the Surrogacy Debate -- Framing the Problems and the Solutions -- Low Engagement of American Womenś Movement: The Problem with Autonomy -- References -- Chapter 6: The Mexican Case: The Differences between Autonomy and Radical Feminism -- Why Mexico Is an Interesting Case -- History of Regulatory Attempts -- The Research Journey in Mexico -- Surrogacy in the Press: A Problematic Social Issue to Be Tackled by the State -- Principal Discourse Makers in Mexican Civil Society.

Framing the Issue. Arguments on the Basis of Regulation and Abolition Demands -- A Principles-Driven and Polarized Debate: The Two Streams in Feminism -- Suggestions to ``Deradicalize ́́the Debate -- References -- Chapter 7: The Italian Case: A Strong Opposition in the Name of Womenś Sexual Identity and Motherhood -- Why Italy Is an Interesting Case -- The Research Journey in Italy -- Surrogacy in the Press: The Children Born Abroad and the Domestic Debate -- Law 40: A Slippery Ground for Feminists -- The Mobilization against Surrogacy in Italy: Initiatives and Frames -- Feminism of Difference and the Non-abolitionist Front -- Conclusive Observations on the Unicity of the Italian Case -- References -- Chapter 8: Abolitionist and Regulatory Arguments into Perspectives -- The Growing Relevance of Surrogacy in Feminist Mobilization -- Abolitionists, Reformists, and the Undecided -- Recurring Frames and Global Discourses -- A Critique of Abolitionist Arguments -- A Critique of Regulatory Arguments -- The Limits of a Woman-Centred Debate -- The Missing Frame of Child Violence -- References -- Chapter 9: Conclusions -- Proposals -- Predictions -- References.