Surrogacy Daddy - 04 - Money, power, family

About this episode

This episode explores the complex relationship between money, power, and family in the context of surrogacy.

One topic that systematically comes up when talking about surrogacy is "money". How much does it cost? Who are the people who can afford it? Is it ethical to pay such an amount? Is a woman necessarily exploited if she accepts? But behind the questions of money, it is in fact often about power. And... who has the power? Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English! ---- Sources: Study: HETSL, “Le genre de l'argent” (Caroline Henchoz & Stéphanie Monay; study in progress) Study: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Alpes, “La GPA vue par les féministes françaises” (data-set; Marlène Jouan & Margot Lherbet; study to be published soon) Additional column: Le Monde “GPA: il faut dépasser le débat binaire, entre idéologie et symbolisme” (Margot Lherbet, Samir Hamamah, François Olivennes) Essay: A Different Voice , Carol Gilligan (on “care”) Additional manual: A Companion to Feminist Philosophy , Alison Jaggar and Iris Young; Article “Care”, Andrea Maihofer Additional essay: Key texts in feminist philosophy - Patriarchy, knowledge, justice , Manon Garcia Additional article: Le Monde, Women faced with…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Shaw

Topics covered

• money
• power
• family
• surrogacy
• ethics

Keywords

• surrogacy costs
• ethical considerations
• exploitation
• power dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Papa GPA, Le genre de l'argent, La GPA vue par les féministes françaises, A Different Voice, A Companion to Feminist Philosophy, Le Monde, Women faced with, Faire famille autrement, Beautiful Daughter, Captured moment, Gazing to the night sky

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