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Summary Of Wombs For A Price By Ellen Goodman

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In the article "Womb for Rent-For a Price", the writer Ellen Goodman's main point discusses labor out-sourced "beyond our reach"; surrogate parenthood. Goodman started her article by clarifying what and how global child generation developed. Goodman argues that an industry has risen as the outcome of an increment in the quantity of ladies attempting to pick up international surrogates. The leading place she discusses is India, where the woman is paid up to $7000 to carry a baby to another wealthy couples who can't. She then expressed that ladies in poor nations had discovered another approach to profit; they would be surrogates for individuals willing to pay money. Goodman also states that by participating in any part of this process …show more content…

Firstly, Goodman’s use of pathos is not persuasive. This is because Goodman uses plenty of images to persuade the readers to one side, the side that is against surrogacy. In her paper, she tries to convince the reader from surrogate motherhood because it makes labor a business. At no other point in her paper does she discuss the threats. Secondly, Goodman stated that by engaging in any part of this (women getting paid to have babies that they would give away/ offering wombs of price) process the people involved were coming closer and closer to selling themselves and our children into slavery. By making this statement, Goodman is appealing to the reader’s emotional side. It paints an obvious picture of both unethical and immoral activities. Goodman places this pathos word and others close the end of her article to influence her readers into feeling pity for the babies and the women who sell their wombs. In addition, the emotional expression forces a reaction. As a reader, you feel awful for the surrogate, knowing they as a matter of fact need the money and that this is a positive thing for them. Likewise, it's a positive that a couple who may not be in a position to physically produce a baby themselves are getting the chance to have a child with half of their genes. But then Goodman plays on the side that this is like putting humanity truly in the economy; producing and then selling …show more content…

To begin with, I personally think it is a right thing for the families who are unable to have full of their genes babies to have half of their genes baby. As well, Goodman presents reasons why women choose to be a surrogate mama. However, she invests the vast of her energy on the reasons why they are willing to use their body as a SWEATSHOP for a baby or the wealthy couples. Goodman began her paper intensely respectfully. Goodman was not criticizing or judging the industry, she simply stated what the condition was and why people were going for it as an answer to their worries. I liked this part of her paper because she was allowing me, the reader, choose for myself how I felt about this strange situation. Then through her conclusion Goodman’s tone changed. Her paragraphs were now loaded of emotional language and her opinion. She was at the present pushing her sentiments and perspectives onto me, which I didn’t like. I would have liked to come to my own conclusion about this particular topic. Moving on,” Nevertheless, there is- and there should be- something uncomfortable about a free market approach to baby-making. It's easier to accept surrogacy when it's a gift from one woman to another. But we rarely see a rich woman become a surrogate for a poor family” (Goodman, 2008, Page 2), was a line from Goodman that I concurred. This

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