Elly Arrow speaks to Kajsa Ekis Ekman about how the surrogacy industry turns women’s reproductive capacity, as well as infants, into commodities, subject to contractual conditions and market forces. They trace the history of surrogacy, explain its modern-day practices, its appearance in the Epstein case, exploring similarities and differences between surrogacy and prostitution, and finally elaborate on how resistance against these industries can be mounted.
Links
Kajsa Ekis Ekman’s website: https://www.kajsaekisekman.org/about
“Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self“: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18727849-being-and-being-bought
Khloé Kardashian had a hard time connecting with her son after the 'transactional' nature of surrogacy: https://www.businessinsider.com/khloe-kardashian-surrogacy-tatum-relationship-2023-5
Olivia Maurel, born from surrogacy, speaks out as an adult: https://www.instagram.com/maurel_oliviaoff/
Surrogacy continues during the Ukraine war: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp4kp687go
Books on surrogacy by Renate Klein: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38649.Renate_Klein
Casablanca Declaration for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy: https://declaration-surrogacy-casablanca.org/
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