AN ARGUMENT FOR SURROGACY
P1. Individuals and couples should be free to create surrogacy arrangements unless it does harm to others
P2. Surrogacy does no harm to others
C. Therefore individuals and couples should be free to create surrogacy arrangements
CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARY
This argument is a form of John Stuart Mill’s “Harm Principle” in which individuals should be free to act however they wish unless their actions cause harm to somebody else.
There are many claims that surrogacy does in fact do harm to others:
- Exploits The Poor
- Child Commoditization
- Children’s Rights
- Objectifies Women’s Bodies
- Blurs Parental Responsibility
EXTERNAL LINKS:
- Public Discourse – Why the Gay and Lesbian Equality Movement Must Oppose Surrogacy