A critical analysis of the progressive recognition of the rights linked to surrogacy

Authors

  • Aida Ruiz Franco Universitat Pompeu Fabra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2018.0.21776

Keywords:

patriarchy, pregnancy, surrogate motherhood, maternity benefit, conciliation, child interest.

Abstract

This article intends to contribute to the debate regarding the progressive recognition by the Courts of a part of the labor rights to those persons whose maternity or paternity is the result of a gestation agreement by substitution or surrogacy. To this aim, I introduce in this analysis, by one hand, how the story of the commodification of motherhood has been constructed and, by another, the role played by biological motherhood in the construction of women's labor rights in paid work.

Author Biography

Aida Ruiz Franco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Directora Fundació Maria Aurèlia Capmany 

Professora associada Dret del Treball i la Seguretat Social UPF

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Published

2018-10-02

How to Cite

Ruiz Franco, A. (2018). A critical analysis of the progressive recognition of the rights linked to surrogacy. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, 41–56. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2018.0.21776

Issue

2018: Núm. 44 - nov

Section

General section

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