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Frihetens Villkor - om frihetens betydelse i surrogatmödraskapsdebatten

Andersson, Lisa LU (2010) STVK01 20102
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The meaning of freedom is a contested concept and so is also the understanding of gestational surrogacy. In this essay these two much-disputed subjects will be united, and the aim for this essay is to detect different understandings for conditions of freedom concerning those women that are acting as surrogate mothers. In sum, if gestational surrogacy can be viewed as an expression of women´s freedom or not. To reach an understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy, feminist theory and discourse analysis are being applied to the material which consists of scientific articles from a range of different academic disciplines. This essay shows that the understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy is dependent on the demands of freedom... (More)
The meaning of freedom is a contested concept and so is also the understanding of gestational surrogacy. In this essay these two much-disputed subjects will be united, and the aim for this essay is to detect different understandings for conditions of freedom concerning those women that are acting as surrogate mothers. In sum, if gestational surrogacy can be viewed as an expression of women´s freedom or not. To reach an understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy, feminist theory and discourse analysis are being applied to the material which consists of scientific articles from a range of different academic disciplines. This essay shows that the understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy is dependent on the demands of freedom from the interpreter. In general terms, this essay claims that the proponents of gestational surrogacy understand freedom mainly in terms of the right for women to choose, while the opponents understand freedom as much dependent on structural and relational conditions. The essay concludes that there is not one answer to the question if surrogacy motherhood can be viewed as an expression of freedom or not. But it should be emphasized that in gestational surrogacy there is a substantial risk that inequalities based on sex, class and race can be increased. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Lisa LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK01 20102
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
frihet, surrogatmödraskap, feministisk teori, valfrihet, jämlikhet, diskurs, social konstruktivism
language
Swedish
id
1758646
date added to LUP
2011-02-10 11:34:00
date last changed
2011-02-10 11:34:00
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  abstract     = {{The meaning of freedom is a contested concept and so is also the understanding of gestational surrogacy. In this essay these two much-disputed subjects will be united, and the aim for this essay is to detect different understandings for conditions of freedom concerning those women that are acting as surrogate mothers. In sum, if gestational surrogacy can be viewed as an expression of women´s freedom or not. To reach an understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy, feminist theory and discourse analysis are being applied to the material which consists of scientific articles from a range of different academic disciplines. This essay shows that the understanding of freedom in gestational surrogacy is dependent on the demands of freedom from the interpreter. In general terms, this essay claims that the proponents of gestational surrogacy understand freedom mainly in terms of the right for women to choose, while the opponents understand freedom as much dependent on structural and relational conditions. The essay concludes that there is not one answer to the question if surrogacy motherhood can be viewed as an expression of freedom or not. But it should be emphasized that in gestational surrogacy there is a substantial risk that inequalities based on sex, class and race can be increased.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Lisa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Frihetens Villkor - om frihetens betydelse i surrogatmödraskapsdebatten}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}