%0 Journal Article
%T Failed surrogate conceptions: social and ethical aspects of preconception disruptions during commercial surrogacy in India
%A Sayani Mitra
%A Silke Schicktanz
%J Archive of "Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine : PEHM".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13010-016-0040-6
%X During a commercial surrogacy arrangement, the event of embryo transfer can be seen as the formal starting point of the arrangement. However, it is common for surrogates to undergo a failed attempt at pregnancy conception or missed conception after an embryo transfer. This paper attempts to argue that such failed attempts can be understood as a loss. It aims to reconstruct the experiences of loss and grief of the surrogates and the intended parents as a consequence of their collective failure to conceive a surrogate pregnancy
%K Commercial surrogacy
%K Missed/failed conceptions
%K Preconception disruptions
%K Loss
%K Care ethics
%K India
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075174/