Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Surrogacy and Egg Donation

Introduction.- 1. Why Compare the Practice and Norms of Surrogacy and Egg Donation? A Brief Overview of a Comparative and Interdisciplinary Journey.- Comparative Views.- 2. Globalisation and Market-Orientation: A Challenge within Reproductive Medicine.- 3. Transnational Surrogacy: An Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues.- 4. A Case for Restrictive Regulation of Surrogacy? An Indo-Israeli Comparison of Ethnographic Studies.- 5. Cross-Border Reproflows: Comparing the Cases of India, Germany and Israel.- 6. Beyond Relativism: Comparing the Practice and Norms of Surrogacy in India, Israel and Germany.- A System under Transition: The Case of India.- 7. Law's Paradoxes: Governing Surrogacy in India.- 8. Surrogacy in India: Political and Commercial Framings.- 9. Indian Surrogates: Their Psychological Well-Being and Experiences.- 10. Surrogacy and Social Movements in India: Towards a Collective Conversation.- A Restrictive System: The Case of Germany.- 11. German Law on Surrogacy and Egg Donation: The Legal Logic of Restrictions.- 12. Ethical Objections about Surrogacy in German Debates: A Critical Analysis.- 13. Parents on the Move: German Intended Parents' Experiences with Transnational Surrogacy.- 14. Conceiving before Conception: Gay Couples Searching for an Egg Donor on Their Journey to Parenthood.- State Supported System: The Case of Israel.- 15. In the Throes of Revolution: Birthing Pangs of Medical Reproduction in Israel and Beyond.- 16. Repro-Migration: Lessons from the Early Days of Cross Border Migration between Israel and Romania.- 17. Parochial Altruism: A Religion Sensitive Analysis of the Israeli Surrogacy and Egg-Donation Legislation.