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Case Response 2 Many women desperately desire a child, but sadly some are unable to conceive their own child. However, there are many surrogacy companies that enable women to “purchase” a child. There are affordable companies over in India that is becoming more and more popular. Certain people view commercial surrogacy as unethical. The Baby M case is a popular story that gives insight over the commercial surrogacy debate and why it is viewed unethical. In addition, there are articles by Gentleman and Warner that discuss surrogacy over in India. Commercial surrogacy may be unethical to some, but I believe it enables people to exhibit Utilitarianism. To begin, medical centers run businesses for families looking to hire a surrogate mother. …show more content…

In India, women are willing to be surrogates for the attraction price it offers. “With the money she earned from the first surrogacy, more than $13,600, she bought a house. She expects to pay for her son’s education with what she earns for the second, about $8,600” (Gentleman, 3.) This quote refers to a single parent, Indian woman who is a surrogate in order to support her son. Commercial surrogacy is expected to be a free choice, but referring to “Tainted Consent” it is not truly free. According to “Tainted Consent,” choices influenced by pressure and money makes their decision and rights not truly free. “Surrogates do it to give their children a better education, to buy a home, to start up a small business, a shop” (Gentleman, 3.) The money the women are earning is more than many of them could earn with a normal paying job. The money greatly benefits their futures along with their family’s futures. However, if the woman were not in poverty or in need of money, would they be willing to give up their bodies for someone else’s child? The money commercial surrogacy offers women, enables them to be pressured and not a make a truly free choice to give up their …show more content…

Warner compares the money commercial surrogacy offers in India equated to the United States, “the money they were earning for their services — $6,000 to $10,000 – might have been a pittance compared to what surrogates in the United States might earn” (Warner, 1.) Indian woman are in more need of money compared to the United States, and commercial surrogacy is more affordable over seas. Due to the woman in need of money, commercial surrogacy is able to lower prices to attract families looking for a child, which degrades Indian woman even more. Regarding to “Tainted Consent,” these Indian woman are pressured to make the choice to participate in surrogacy to make money to support themselves. “But our rules of decency seem to differ when the women in question are living in abject poverty, half a world away” (Warner, 3.) Indian woman are being exploited for a “cheap” way for families to pay for their child. The woman are not truly free when being surrogate mothers, because they are in great need of they money. Indian woman are being taken advantage of, because they are in desperate need of money, so they must make the pressured choice to become a surrogate

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