Kvinnokroppen som handelsvara: En jämförande analys av svenska statliga dokument om surrogatmödraskap och prostitution
(2025) SOPB63 20242School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Surrogacy is a practice that raises ethical concerns, and is even illegal in many countries. In Sweden, surrogacy is not explicitly illegal, but the practice is deemed unallowed in a looser sense. Prostitution however, or more specifically the purchase of sexual services, which raises many of the same concerns regarding women’s autonomy and objectification, is banned explicitly by Swedish law. The purpose of this study is to compare Swedish government documents on surrogacy and prostitution, with a particular focus on surrogacy, in order to analyze how the ethical considerations surrounding these practices are portrayed. A gender, class, and ethnicity perspective was applied in the analysis to further contextualize the findings. Special... (More)
- Surrogacy is a practice that raises ethical concerns, and is even illegal in many countries. In Sweden, surrogacy is not explicitly illegal, but the practice is deemed unallowed in a looser sense. Prostitution however, or more specifically the purchase of sexual services, which raises many of the same concerns regarding women’s autonomy and objectification, is banned explicitly by Swedish law. The purpose of this study is to compare Swedish government documents on surrogacy and prostitution, with a particular focus on surrogacy, in order to analyze how the ethical considerations surrounding these practices are portrayed. A gender, class, and ethnicity perspective was applied in the analysis to further contextualize the findings. Special attention is given to the similarities and differences that emerge in the reasoning. The material has been collected through a thorough search of the government website to identify relevant state documents addressing the matter. The study is based on a qualitative text analysis, where the thematization of the documents enabled a deeper understanding of key similarities and differences between the two practices. The results show that both surrogacy and prostitution are portrayed as problematic practices often involving exploitation. A recurring theme is the female body, described in both cases as a vulnerable resource exposed to exploitation and reduced to a commodity. Additionally, the study highlights the role of agencies and intermediaries that promote the commodification and trade of women’s bodies, further amplifying ethical concerns. (Less)
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- author
- Lemos, Naima LU and Wang Bernthon, Ida-Christin
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPB63 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Surrogatmödraskap, prostitution, exploatering, handelsvara Surrogacy, exploitation, commodity
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9180773
- date added to LUP
- 2025-01-31 09:04:47
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- 2025-01-31 09:04:47
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abstract = {{Surrogacy is a practice that raises ethical concerns, and is even illegal in many countries. In Sweden, surrogacy is not explicitly illegal, but the practice is deemed unallowed in a looser sense. Prostitution however, or more specifically the purchase of sexual services, which raises many of the same concerns regarding women’s autonomy and objectification, is banned explicitly by Swedish law. The purpose of this study is to compare Swedish government documents on surrogacy and prostitution, with a particular focus on surrogacy, in order to analyze how the ethical considerations surrounding these practices are portrayed. A gender, class, and ethnicity perspective was applied in the analysis to further contextualize the findings. Special attention is given to the similarities and differences that emerge in the reasoning. The material has been collected through a thorough search of the government website to identify relevant state documents addressing the matter. The study is based on a qualitative text analysis, where the thematization of the documents enabled a deeper understanding of key similarities and differences between the two practices. The results show that both surrogacy and prostitution are portrayed as problematic practices often involving exploitation. A recurring theme is the female body, described in both cases as a vulnerable resource exposed to exploitation and reduced to a commodity. Additionally, the study highlights the role of agencies and intermediaries that promote the commodification and trade of women’s bodies, further amplifying ethical concerns.}},
author = {{Lemos, Naima and Wang Bernthon, Ida-Christin}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kvinnokroppen som handelsvara: En jämförande analys av svenska statliga dokument om surrogatmödraskap och prostitution}},
year = {{2025}},
}