title: Ethical aspects of surrogacy.
abstract: Ethical issues related to surrogacy are explored and an argument made for its ethical approval in circumstances where the particularities of the case warrant this approach to reproduction. Despite recent and impending legislation to prohibit commercial surrogacy in some States of Australia, although data are difficult to obtain, unofficial and anecdotal reports from medical practitioners specializing in the management of infertility throughout the country indicate an increasing number of requests for surrogacy and increasing referral of infertile couples to the USA for commercial surrogacy arrangements.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Shortland, New South Wales.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013533:Gestational Carriers