Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Surrogacy
- a form of fidelity treatment in
which a woman's egg is
fertilized artificially by another
women's partner or an
embryo created through IVF
and then implanted into the
host women. The woman
carries the baby throughout
pregnancy and gives it to the
couple after the birth
- Surrogacy in the Bible
- Abraham and Sarah wanted a child but they were both very old.
Sarah encouraged Abraham to have a baby with her servant Hagar
who bore them Ishmael.
- some Christians use this example to argue that surrogacy is justified morally.
- woman argue that by offering themselves as surrogate mothers
they are doing what Hagar did
- Doesn't offer a general moral rule
- Christian support FOR
- it is the loving thing to do
- responding to the love that God
gives them by showing love to others
- should be able to share ability to have
children with others less fortunate
- Christian arguments AGAINST
- Involves another person in the married
relationship
- undermines the right of a child to be conceived,
carried in the womb, born and brought up in
marriage
- Child won't be able to discover own identity and achieve proper human
development outside of married parents