Body as ‘Resource’ in Surrogacy and Bio-Medical Research
Body as ‘Resource’ in Surrogacy and Bio-Medical Research
New Frontiers and Dilemmas
Medical research on human bodies for the purpose of drug development, and the use of technology to assist human reproduction are not new phenomena. However, the marriage of medical technology with commercial interest in a globalising world has led to a reinvention of the status of the body as a resource. Today, the global traffic in body parts and their renting and selling is unprecedented. This is throwing up new challenges, especially ethical and legal challenges. Clinical trials and surrogacy are two sites where these challenges are playing out. This chapter explores themes that emerge from the work of Sama, a Delhi-based resource group working on issues of gender and public health through research, advocacy, and inter-movement dialogue.
Keywords: Clinical labour, movements, clinical trials, globalisation, Surrogacy
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