Executive Summary SURROGACY: A NEW WAY TO EXPLOIT WOMEN AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING 1 WHAT IS SURROGACY? Surrogacy, also called gestational surrogacy is a financial transaction in which a woman rents her womb to gestate a baby, who may or may not have genetic ties with her, for which she will be compensated, giving rise to…
This brilliant article by John C. Eastman presents as a tragedy play what is, in fact, a great tragedy. The tragedy is twofold: (1) the failure of U.S. Courts to respect the institution of marriage between a man and a woman–an institution vital to all societies throughout human history–and (2) the complete disregard for the…
Wardle, Lynn D., The Future of the Family: The Social and Legal Impacts of Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage (2015). 13 Ave Maria Law Review 237 (2015); BYU Law Research Paper No. 15-22. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2671999 The article makes clear that the argument of those favoring “same sex marriage” that such homosexual relationships further the common…
Abortion advocates are on a mission to establish an “international” right to abortion using “soft norms” under customary international law. Their ultimate goal is to weave throughout the various sources of customary international law, language implying an international consensus that abortion is a necessary component of fundamental health that must be provided by States to…
System: European Issue(s): Marriage and Family Download as a PDF See also http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/05/14848/ The European Convention on Human Rights does not require European nations to redefine marriage to include same-sex relationships. However, the European Court of Human Rights may rule in the future that member states must recognize same-sex civil unions. Debate over same-sex marriage…
