The Bad Mother: Stigma, Abortion and Surrogacy

This article is the first to examine the stigma attached to abortion and surrogacy and consider how law may stigmatize women for failing to conform to social expectations about maternal roles. Courts should consider evidence of stigma when evaluating laws regulating abortion or surrogacy to determine whether these laws are based on impermissible gender stereotyping.
Source: The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics - Category: Medical Law Authors: Tags: Symposium Articles Source Type: research