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Psychological Aspects of Infertility - Papers

Psychological Aspects of Infertility

The Depths of Infertility and Surrogacy

Elaine Pitsas
Ball State University


Abstract

This research paper is about infertility, focusing on surrogacy. Both are controversial topics that have been debated upon ever since the beginning of time and is a relevant issue today. For my research I have collected information from seven scholarly articles. I came across multiple relevant topics concerning these issues but focused on just a few for this research paper. I will talk about the regulations regarding surrogacy. Many states and countries have different laws set in place when it comes to legislative on surrogacy and I will cover a good amount as well as input my opinion into it. I ...

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while we were learning about it in class. To this date, I have not had much knowledge with infertility and was extremely interested in learning more. As a twenty year old woman, there is a strong desire that I feel inside of me that has hopes of being able to conceive a child of my own someday. Infertility affects many women and men worldwide and has been a major issue in multiple countries and states. Throughout this paper I will talk about various contributing factors to infertility, focusing on surrogacy. In this research paper I will talk about the affects of surrogacy on all parties involved, legislative regulations in regards to surrogacy, counseling/attitudes and coping methods used, and general information about surrogacy and infertility.

While conducting my research I came across some informative research done by Nakash about surrogacy. Nakash found that one in ten couples worldwide will experience primary or secondary infertility. Some couples chose to seek ...

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child up for adoption, and there are plenty of couples that are always looking to adopt. Also, if there is a contract between the surrogate and the intended parents that states when the child is born they have the parental rights over it; I believe the surrogate mother should honor that. That couple has been looking forward to having a child for the past nine months and it would just be extremely cruel for the surrogate to decide she is keeping the child after she gave birth.

When the popular court case over Baby M happened in New Jersey the question about the morality of surrogacy was highlighted in the US. Mary Beth Whitehead, who was the surrogate mother to Baby M, was taken ...

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PAPER DETAILS
Added: 3/28/2013 08:39:45 PM
Submitted By: ecpitsas
Category: Psychology
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 2485
Pages: 10

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