Parenting, Surrogacy, and the State
- Submitting institution
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The University of Essex
- Unit of assessment
- 18 - Law
- Output identifier
- 731
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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- Title of journal
- Hebrew University Journal on Legislation
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- First page
- 171
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0000-0000
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- Yes
- English abstract
- Surrogacy allows individuals to have children with a genetic link and start a family. In Israel, this procedure has been regulated by law for 20 years. The law allows for heterosexual couples to contract in a surrogacy agreement with a surrogate mother, but in order to undergo the procedure the contract must be approved by a statutory committee. This paper reviews and analyses the legal and social developments regarding parenting and surrogacy in Israel, and consequently shows that the current law discriminates against single and same-sex couples based on sexual orientation, family status, or gender.
