Babies for Sale?

Miranda Davies is a writer and editor with a longstanding interest in gender, development and human rights. She has worked for numerous organisations, including Isis International Women's Network, the Central America Committee for Human Rights, Virago, Channel Four, the Rough Guides, Sort Of Books and CoramBAAF Adoption and Fostering Academy, where she is managing editor of Adoption & Fostering journal. This is her fourth international anthology for Zed.

• PrefaceIntroduction - Miranda DaviesPart I: Reconstructing Parenthood1. Motherhood in Fragments: The Disaggregation of Biology and Care - Laurel Swerdlow and Wendy Chavkin2. Constructions of Gay Men’s Reproductive Desires on Commercial Surrogacy Clinic Websites - Damien Riggs and Clemence DuePart II: Global Babies: Who Benefits?3. Transnational Surrogacy and the Earthquake in Nepal: A Case Study from Israel - Carmel Shalev, Hedva Eyal and Etti Samama4. Recruiting to Give Birth: Agent-Facilitators and the Commercial Surrogacy Arrangement in India - Sarojini Nadimpally and Anindita Majumdar (Sama)5. Gestational Surrogacy: How Safe? - Diane Beeson and Abby Lippman6. The Fertility Continuum: Racism, Bio-capitalism and Post-colonialism in the Transnational Surrogacy Industry - France Winddance Twine7. Networks of Reproduction: Politics and Practices Surrounding Surrogacy in Romania - Enikö Demény8. Surrogacy Arrangements in Austerity Greece: Policy Considerations in a Permissive Regime - Konstantina DavakiPart III: What about the Children?9. What are Children’s 'Best Interests' in International Surrogacy? A Social Work Perspective from the UK - Marilyn Crawshaw, Patricia Fronek, Eric Blyth and Andy Elvin10. What about the Children? Citizenship, Nationality and the Perils of Statelessness - Marsha Tyson Darling11. Transnational Third-Party Assisted Conception: Pursuing the Desire for ‘Origins’ Information in the Internet Era - Deborah Dempsey and Fiona KellyPart IV: Feminist Responses around the World12. Frequently Unasked Questions: Understanding and Responding to Gaps in Public Knowledge of International Surrogacy Practices Worldwide - Ayesha Chatterjee and Sally Whelan (Our Bodies Ourselves)13. Surrogate Motherhood: Ethical or Commercial? - The Centre for Social Research14. Surrogacy in Mexico - Isabel Fulda and Regina Tamés (GIRE)15. A Reproductive Justice Analysis of Genetic Technologies: Report of a National Convening of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women - Generations Ahead16. I Donated my Eggs and I Wouldn’t Do It Again - Ari Laurel17. A Feminist No to Surrogate Motherhood - Kajsa Ekman, Linn Hellerström and the Swedish Women’s LobbyPart V: Looking Ahead18. Mapping Feminist Views on Surrogacy - Emma Maniere19. Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in India: To Ban or Not to Ban - Amrita Pande20. Governing Transnational Surrogacy Practices: What Role Can National and International Regulations Play? - Sonia Allan

Davies’ book is interesting and has been well put together ... A worthy addition to one’s bookshelf, due to the comprehensive, insightful, thought-provoking compilation of chapters.