In eight pages this paper assesses the surrogate mother issue and concludes it is immoral with applications of the concepts of Ayn Rand and Utilitarianism. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.
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a couple who purportedly could not have any and while it seemed like a good arrangement, after the birth of the baby, Mary Beth complained about the couple, and changed
her mind about the whole thing. A long, drawn out battle in and out of court ensued, providing some reason why surrogate parenting should not be allowed. Other cases raise
eyebrows. Grandmothers have carried their grandchildren in their womb to term. Is that ethical? The older woman was risking her own health and one has to wonder if that takes
a toll on the baby, not to mention the psychological consequences. Test tube baby issues loom large and parents of multiples--six or seven at a time--are glorified by the media
for not popping a few in the womb, but often give birth to special needs children. It costs the insurance companies and the tax payers money, not to mention the
emotional, psychological and physical burdens that multiple birthing takes on the children. The parents selfishly want their own offspring, and while it may be an innate wish, if they
cannot have them naturally, they should not have them at all. This is an important as a twenty-first century issue because as technology grows, so will options in conception and
birthing. One can only imagine that the future holds a scary world of artificial wombs and clones and the ability to order a blond haired blue eyed girl. Ethical considerations
need to be implemented into law that allows science to dictate how humans have their offspring. There are two sides to every story. Gardner (1998) points out the problem
that the children will be plagued with not knowing who their biological mother is, is similar to what is experienced by children who are adopted or whose mother used donor