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  1. 1. The Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights in the Field of Cross-Border Surrogacy: In the Best Interests of the Child?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Margrét María Grétarsdóttir; [2023]
    Keywords : European Court of Human Rights Cross-border Surrogacy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Surrogacy is prohibited in many European states. However, such a ban is not global. This can create problems when individuals from states where surrogacy is prohibited travel to other states where it is allowed and become legally recognised parents of children born through surrogacy in the latter states. READ MORE

  2. 2. Male Sexual and Reproductive Rights : Social and Legal Barriers for Men to Achieve Parenthood

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Ana Maria Uribe Ramirez; [2023]
    Keywords : reproductive rights; sexual rights; social rights; reproductive methods; parenthood; procreation; adoption; surrogacy; co-parenting;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the possibility of discrimination towards men and any violation of men's right to parenthood. In modern times, the obsolete prejudices about men and their detachment from the upbringing of children started fading; thus is urged to examine the actual situation of men in the matter. READ MORE

  3. 3. A Cishet Man’s Poland : Compulsory Heterosexuality in Polish Legislation on Reproductive and Sexual Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Lodenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Abortion; compulsory heterosexuality; LGBTQIA ; Poland; queer theory; gender; gender studies; queer; EU; Europe; sexuality; ivf; surrogacy; in vitro fertilization; religion; human rights; ECHR; family; family rights; family law; LGBT; LGBT free zones; LGBTQIA; LGBTQ; right wing; populism; qualitative content analysis; thematic content analysis; genusvetenskap; genus; HBTQ; HBTQIA ; HBTQI; Polen; mänskliga rättigheter; abort; ivf; compulsory heterosexuality; queer teori; queer; ECHR; EU; Europa; europastudier; juridik; kvalitativ innehållsanalys;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes how compulsory heterosexuality is present in Polish legislation on women* and trans* people’s reproductive and sexual rights. The aim of this study is to increase an understanding of how compulsory heterosexuality’s presence in legislation regarding reproductive and sexual rights can consequently affect women* and trans* people in practice. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Question of Agency: A Postcolonial Approach to the Political Discourse on Surrogacy in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Molea Jung; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how the agency of women who take part in surrogacy arrangements is addressed in the political discourse on surrogacy in Sweden. Surrogacy is and remains a both controversial and ethically complex issue that is intensely discussed on the public agenda in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 5. Gestational Surrogacy or Wombs for Rent? An analysis of the surrogacy debate in Spain.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Rocío Urías Martínez; [2020]
    Keywords : Surrogacy; Wombs for rent; Discourse Theory; Bodily autonomy; Redistribution; Recognition; Biopolitics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Surrogacy is a much-discussed issue in Spain since in 2017 the political party Ciudadanos proposed in parliament a law to legalize altruistic surrogacy. Since then, the main political parties have constructed a discourse on surrogacy, positioning themselves in favor of or against its legalization. READ MORE