title: Legal and ethical implications of surrogate mother contracts.
abstract: Numerous legal and ethical issues are raised by the use of surrogate arrangements as a reproductive alternative. The purpose of this article is to provide physicians and other health care professionals with a basic overview of the legal issues and to outline some of the ethical considerations so that they might make more well-informed decisions about their personal involvement in surrogate arrangements and to better counsel their patients who might be considering such arrangements.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Friend
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D032982:Contracts; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D013533:Gestational Carriers; D014481:United States