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This article focuses on the gestational surrogacy experience and the conflicting emotions and ethical questions it raises. The following article “Her Body, My Baby” was first published in The New York Times. While you may have your own ideas about this topic, please note that your answers in your assignment MUST be based on information from the reading unless the question asks specifically for your opinion. You may quote the article in your answers, but please be sure not to quote more than one phrase or sentence per question AND be sure to explain fully how the excerpt you chose supports your answer to the specific question posed. If the question does not lend itself to a quote from the article, please do not use one. This assignment is for you to show me the depth of your critical reading skills.
We began the semester reading about abortion and we have come full circle as this article focuses on the gestational surrogacy experience and the conflicting emotions and ethical questions it raises. The following article “Her Body, My Baby” was first published in The New York Times. While you may have your own ideas about this topic, please note that your answers on the final exam MUST be based on information from the reading unless the question asks specifically for your opinion. You may quote the article in your answers, but please be sure not to quote more than one phrase or sentence per question AND be sure to explain fully how the excerpt you chose supports your answer to the specific question posed. If the question does not lend itself to a quote from the article, please do not use one. This assignment is for you to show me the depth of your critical reading skills.

Question 1
Kuczynski observes, “We encountered the wink-nod rule: Surrogates would never say they were motivated to carry a child for another couple just for money; they were all motivated by altruism. This gentle hypocrisy allows surrogacy to take place.”

Part 1: Explain her statement.
Part 2: Explain the “wink-nod rule” to which she refers.

Question 2
Part 1: Why does Kuczynski feel that the Catholic Church’s position on “science birth” is misguided?

Part 2: Do you feel that the Catholic Church’s position is logical (even though you many not agree with it)? Explain. [Hint: Think back to validity of arguments in Module 4.]

Question 3
Part 1: How does Kuczynski feel about the surrogates who “apply” for the “job”?

Part 2: Explain why you feel that her thoughts are or are not logical and justified.

Question 4
Part 1: Explain how Kuczynski’s husband helps her come to terms with the completion of the gestational surrogacy experience.

Part 2: When thinking of the concept of Human Needs (Module 7), do you feel that Kuczynski and her husband had the same need to have a child? Explain

Question 5
Kuczynski notes that most surrogates do not have much money.

Part 1: Does it bother her that surrogates are probably doing it for the money? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you feel that Kuczynski’s motivation to have a child blinds her from the financial aspect of the transaction? Explain.

Question 6
Part 1: As the pregnancy progresses, what feelings does Kuczynski experience?

Part 2: How does she analyze these feelings? Explain.

Part 3: Does she contradict herself or does she remain consistent to her feelings? Explain.

Question 7
Part 1: Did Kuczynski’s personal narrative make you feel sympathetic to her problem and how she solved it? Why or why not?

Part 2: What is one question that you would ask Kuczynski now that you know her story? Explain the thinking behind your question.

Question 8
Part 1: What reactions do other people have when Kuczynski explains that she is expecting a baby by gestations surrogate?

Part 2: Although you may not agree with other people’s reactions, were these people logical in their arguments? Explain

Question 9
Part 1: Who does Kuczynski choose and are the reasons she gives for the decision logical or do they contradict any of her earlier statements? Explain.

Part 2: Do you think you would have made the same decision? Explain

Question 10
Part 1: What assumptions does Kuczynski made about her readers’ knowledge of pregnancy in this article?

Part 2: What qualms does Kuczynski have about gestational surrogacy?

Part 3: Does she struggle with ethical reasons? Why or why not?