Navigating Ethical Dilemmas: Abortion in Surrogacy Arrangements in the United States and Canada

Surrogacy has become practiced more and more over the course of past years, garnering more attention as well as approval. This of course comes with certain challenges such as various legal and ethical dilemmas. While there is a handful of issues that could be tackled in regards to this specific phenomenon, one of more specific ones rises from disagreements in relation to termination of pregnancy within the agreement. While analyzing two separate jurisdictions, USA and Canada, this study will aim to comprehend the degree to which the commissioning parents could potentially exert influence and on the other hand the protection of surrogate mothers and their rights to choose.