Reproductive Rights and Wrongs
Reproductive
Rights
and
Wrongs
Final
Paper
–
Spring
2016
To
my
long
lost
dear
friend:
I
know
we
have
not
spoken
since
we
graduated
from
high
school
in
2008,
but
I
remember
you
with
fondness
and
hope
that
you
are
willing
to
assist
me
as
I
face
a
wrenching
decision.
Let
me
explain.
As
you
may
recall,
like
many
of
the
others
in
our
class,
I
was
looking
forward
to
attending
college
in
the
fall,
but
as
it
turns
out
unbeknownst
to
me
at
the
time,
when
I
crossed
that
stage,
I
was
actually
three
months
pregnant
(darn
that
abstinence-‐only
education
we
received,
if
only
I
had
known
about
birth
control….but
that
is
another
story).
So
Billy
decided
to
“do
the
right
thing”
and
we
got
married.
Well,
within
two
years,
he
walked
out
on
me,
and
I
am
now
raising
my
daughter
as
a
single
parent.
Life
has
not
been
easy.
I
struggled
with
drinking
for
a
while
–
you
may
recall,
both
my
parents
were
alcoholics.
I
lost
my
job
and
my
home.
I
am
now
sober,
and
trying
to
get
my
life
back
on
track,
which
brings
me
to
why
I
am
writing
you.
A
few
months
ago,
I
saw
an
advertisement
in
a
newspaper
for
women
who
wanted
to
help
infertile
couples
by
becoming
a
gestational
surrogate.
As
the
ad
said,
it
seemed
the
perfect
way
to
make
money
by
helping
out
someone
else.
So,
I
went
to
the
agency
and
was
approved
as
a
surrogate.
I
was
really
excited.
I
could
really
use
the
$20,000
I
would
make
to
provide
my
daughter,
who
has
been
through
a
lot,
with
a
better
life.
We
could
move
to
a
better
neighborhood,
she
could
have
music
lessons
–
all
the
things
we
had
when
growing
up.
Well,
to
get
to
the
point.
The
agency
recently
matched
me
up
with
a
lovely
couple,
and
gave
me
a
contract
to
sign.
I
reviewed
the
contract
with
an
agency
attorney,
and
understand
it.
Before
signing,
I
decided
I
should
tell
some
of
my
close
friends
and
relatives
about
my
decision,
so
when
the
time
came
to
turn
over
the
baby,
they
would
be
prepared.
So,
here
is
where
you
come
in.
Everything
had
a
strong
reacion
when
I
told
them
about
my
plan.
Some
of
my
friends/relatives
think
this
such
a
wonderful
idea.
They
love
that
I
can
make
enough
money
to
better
my
daughter’s
future
while
giving
“the
gift
of
life”
to
deserving
people.
But
other
people
are
horrified.
They
tell
me
that
I
am
essentially
entering
into
an
agreement
to
sell
my
child
to
someone
else,
and
that
renting
my
body
is
like
prostitution.
As
a
result,
I
am
totally
confused.
Last
weekend
when
some
friends
and
relatives
were
over
to
celebrate
my
daughter’s
birthdy,
and
everyone
was
yelling
and
shouting
about
what
I
should
do,
my
cousin
Gretchen,
who
I
guess
you
are
still
in
touch
with,
mentioned
that
you
are
taking
a
course
at
UMass
about
these
kinds
of
issues,
and
she
suggested
I
contact
you
to
help
me
figure
out
what
to
do.
She
told
me
that
you
have
read
a
lot
of
articles
that
experts
have
written
about
surrogacy,
and
that
some
say
it
is
a
good
thing
while
others
say
it
is
bad
for
women
and
children.
So,
if
you
are
willing,
I
am
hoping
you
can
try
and
explain
to
me
what
some
of
these
articles
are
saying.
I
don’t
want
any
more
emotion
and
screaming
and
yelling.
This
is
my
decision,
and
I
want
to
understand
the
issues
better.
Sincerely,
Lucinda
General
Instructions:
Please
write
a
letter
to
your
long
lost
friend
Lucinda
to
help
her
figure
out
what
she
should
do.
However,
as
you
can
see
from
her
letter
to
you,
she
has
plenty
of
people
telling
her
what
they
think
she
should
do
based
on
their
personal
views
about
surrogate
motherhood.
What
she
wants
if
for
you
to
help
her
understand
what
the
experts
have
to
say
on
the
topic.
For
example,
what
do
they
say
about
whether
surrogacy
is
a
degrading
practice
that
treats
women
like
objects
or
if
it
is
part
of
women’s
freedom
to
make
decisions
about
their
bodies.
In
short,
your
your
job
is
to
provide
Lucinda
with
an
OBJECTIVE
ANALYSIS
of
what
the
experts
have
to
say
on
both
sides
of
the
surrogacy
debate.
For
the
pro-‐surrogacy
position,
you
should
use
the
readings
by
Arshagouni
and
Ingram.
For
the
anti-‐surrogacy
position,
you
should
use
Anderson
and
Allen.
You
MUST
use
each
article
for
the
position
that
the
author
actually
takes.
What
do
I
mean
by
this?
In
all
of
these
writings,
the
authors
include
the
opposite
point
of
view
from
their
which
they
then
respond
to
–
you
cannot
cite
them
for
views
they
do
not
hold.
After
you
have
provided
Lucinda
with
this
analysis,
you
are
ready
to
move
on
to
the
second
part
of
the
paper
in
which
you
actually
provide
her
with
guidance
as
to
what
you
think
is
her
best
course
of
action.
This
section
must
be
longer
than
a
paragraph
–
it
is
not
adequate
to
simply
tell
her
it
is
her
body
and
she
should
do
what
ever
she
thinks
is
best.
Rather,
you
want
to
ground
the
advise
you
give
her
in
the
readings
that
you
have
discussed
in
the
first
part
of
the
paper.
It
should
not
simply
be
based
on
your
feelings
about
the
matter.
Although
you
are
writing
this
as
a
letter,
the
paper
actually
should
meet
the
standards
of
a
formal
essay.
This
means
that
in
addition
to
following
the
below
guidelines,
you
should
not
use
the
first
person.
However,
in
a
departure
from
this
requirement,
you
may
use
the
first
person
in
the
final
part
of
the
paper
in
which
you
provide
Lucinda
with
guidance
as
to
what
you
think
is
her
best
course
of
action.
The
first
draft
of
your
paper
is
due
on
Blackboard
on
4/25
by
5:00
p.m.
I
will
not
grade
the
draft;
however,
this
does
not
mean
it
is
an
optional
step.
The
failure
to
hand
in
a
fully
developed
draft
in
a
timely
manner
will
negatively
impact
your
final
grade
for
this
assignment.
I
will
return
your
paper
to
you
with
comments
by
5/5.
You
then
have
until
midnight
on
5/13
to
submit
the
final
version
of
your
paper.
Please
note
that
simply
resubmitting
your
draft
will
result
in
a
significant
reduction
in
your
grade.
By
way
of
further
guidance,
an
excellent
paper,
will:
• have
a
clear
introduction;
• provide
a
clear
analysis
of
the
arguments
on
both
sides
of
the
surrogacy
debate,
which
is
fully
supported
by
the
appropriate
readings;
• develop
the
ideas
thematically,
rather
than
simply
summarizing
each
reading.
In
this
regard,
rather
than
including
every
single
idea
that
is
mentioned
in
the
readings,
you
should
be
selective.
Choose
two
or
thee
main
ideas
on
each
side
of
the
debate
and
develop
them
in
detail
in
an
integrated
way.
In
short,
develop
your
paper
by
theme,
rather
than
going
reading
by
reading
–
the
former
approach
will
result
in
an
analytical
paper,
the
latter
in
a
“book
report.”.
• incorporate
selective
quotes
to
support/strengthen
the
analysis
•
use
signal
phrases
to
introduce
the
quotes
so
that
they
are
seamlessly
integrated
into
the
text;
• use
APA
in-‐text
citations
properly
for
both
quotes
and
ideas;
• have
body
paragraphs
that
each
contain
a
single
idea
that
is
fully
developed
and
supported;
•
organize
the
paragraphs
so
that
the
paper
flows
in
a
logical
and
orderly
way
without
repetition
or
abrupt
shifts.
• be
written
clearly
enough
so
that
your
ideas
can
be
fully
understood
by
anyone
regardless
of
whether
or
not
they
have
read
the
articles
you
are
discussing;
• be
5-‐6
pages
in
length.
REMEMBER: THIS PAPER IS WORTH 25% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE FOR THE SEMESTER.
…………………Answer Preview………………….
Dear Lucinda
Having read your letter and pondered over its contents, it is difficult not to agree that the issue of surrogate motherhood is a sensitive topic. Naturally, the topic has, and still continues to raise varied views and discussions from different people and organizations. Like any other issue and topic that is of sensitive concern, the topic has its supporters, who advance and put forward ideas that justify it. In the same light, there are those………..
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