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■Literature

◆LAVANIA Vinita Summer 2014 "Commercial Surrogacy In India: Exploitation or Mutual Assistance?"
http://www.iaac.ca/en/commercial-surrogacy-in-india-exploitation-or-mutual-assistance-4

◆MADSEN Karen Hvidtfeldt  March 31, 2014 "A Baby 'Made in India': Intended Motherhood and Transnational Surrogacy", pp.178-190 KOKADO Minori, YOSHIDA Kashimi & MATSUBARA Yoko (Eds.)Technologies and Ethics concerning Reproduction: From Japanese/European Viewpoints, Report Issued by Research Center for Ars Vivendi of Ritsumeikan University, Vol.22, ISSN 1882-6539※

TATEIWA Shin'ya 2013 On Private Property, 2nd Edition, Seikatsu Shoin, 973p.

◆HENAGHAN Mark 2013 "International Surrogacy Trends: How Family Law is Coping", Australian Journal of Adoption 7(3) http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/aja/article/viewArticle/3188/3754

SADAOKA Minobu March 31, 2011 "Children's Well-being in Surrogacy: Guaranteeing the Right to Know One's Origin," Core Ethics 7:365-374 [PDF]

SADAOKA Minobu March 31, 2010 "Children's Welfare in Surrogacy: Suitability of a Surrogacy Client as a Parent," Core Ethics 6:209-218 [PDF]/ [Abstract in English]

SADAOKA Minobu March 31, 2009 "Influence of Gender Bias on Self-Decisions Concerning Surrogacy"
Core Ethics 5:191-200 [PDF]/[Abstract in English]

SADAOKA Minobu October 26, 2007 Research Note "Examination of Approving Conditions of Surrogacy-Overcoming the Instrumentalization of the Body by Caring-"
Ritsumeikan Journal of Human Sciences 15:127-139 [Abstract in English]

TATEIWA Shin'ya 1997 On Private Property, Tokyo, Keiso-Shobo, 465+66p., 6000yen > Book Review > Preface > Chapter 3 & Chapter 4

◆WARNOCK Mary 1985 A Qustion of Life: The Warnock Report on Human Fertilisationand Embryology, Basil Blackwell, 110p. ISBN-10: 0631142576 ISBN-13: 978-0631142577 [amazon]

■Theme-related Sites

Reproduction/Reproductive Technologies/Reproductive Rights
◆Surrogacy Laws by Country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogacy_laws_by_country
◆Surrogate Motherhood in India
https://web.stanford.edu/group/womenscourage/Surrogacy/health.html
◆Surrogate Mothers Online
http://www.surromomsonline.com/
◆The Surrogacy Source
http://www.thesurrogacysource.com/international_surrogacy.htm

■Newspaper Articles etc.

◆October 22, 2014 "Surrogacy Storm In Thailand: A Rejected Baby, A Busy Babymaker" (NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/22/357870757/surrogacy-storm-in-thailand-a-rejected-baby-a-busy-babymaker

◆September 29, 2014 "Japanese man promises to visit Thailand to claim surrogate children" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/29/national/japanese-man-promises-to-visit-thailand-to-claim-surrogate-children/

◆September 14, 2014 "Baby Gammy's Thai surrogate mother wants to come to Australia" (The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/world/baby-gammys-thai-surrogate-mother-wants-to-come-to-australia-20140913-10fz3k.html

◆September 10, 2014 "Japanese man fathers 16th baby via surrogate in Thailand" (ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-10/japanese-surrogacy-man-has-another-baby/5732856

◆September 9, 2014 "Thai police question doctor at heart of surrogacy scandal" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/09/national/crime-legal/thai-police-question-doctor-heart-surrogacy-scandal/

◆September 3, 2014 "Thai surrogate offers clues into Japanese man with 16 babies" (The National
http://www.thenational.ae/world/southeast-asia/thai-surrogate-offers-clues-into-japanese-man-with-16-babies

◆September 2, 2014 "9 steps a Japanese man took to 16 surrogate babies" (Yahoo News
http://news.yahoo.com/9-steps-japanese-man-took-16-surrogate-babies-074532452.html

◆September 2, 2014 "Story of Mitsutoki Shigeta’s first Thai surrogate offers clues into mystery of 16 babies" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/02/national/surrogate-offers-clues-into-japanese-with-16-babies/

◆August 30, 2014 "Australia seeks Thai help for Aussie couples, surrogate babies" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/30/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/australia-seeks-thai-help-aussie-couples-surrogate-babies/

◆August 28, 2014 "Business of surrogate mothers brought into global spotlight" (Nikkei Asian Review
http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Business-of-surrogate-mothers-brought-into-global-spotlight

◆August 27, 2014 "Thailand Targets Surrogacy Practices Amid Scandals" (The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/articles/thailand-targets-surrogacy-practices-1409146050

◆August 26, 2014 "Thailand’s Business in Paid Surrogates May Be Foundering in a Moral Quagmire" (New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/world/asia/in-thailands-surrogacy-industry-profit-and-a-moral-quagmire.html?_r=0

◆August 25, 2014 "Father of 15 paid $12,500 to Thai surrogate mothers" (Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2014/August/international_August454.xml§ion=international

◆August 23, 2014 "Interpol investigates 'baby factory' as man fathers 16 surrogate children" (theguardian
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/23/interpol-japanese-baby-factory-man-fathered-16-children

◆August 23, 2014 "Japanese man fathered at least 12 babies with surrogate mothers in Thai 'baby factory' " (Mirror
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/japanese-man-fathered-least-12-4095719

◆August 23, 2014 "Interpol opens probe as Thai police ID ‘baby factory’ dad" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/23/national/interpol-opens-probe-as-thai-police-id-baby-factory-dad/

◆August 20, 2014 "DNA of Japanese man in surrogacy case matches 12 babies in Thailand" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/20/national/dna-japanese-man-surrogacy-case-matches-12-babies-thailand/

◆August 18, 2014 "Businessman at center of Thai surrogacy scandal hands over DNA samples" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/18/national/crime-legal/japanese-man-in-thai-rent-a-womb-mystery-hands-over-dna-samples/

◆August 17, 2014 "Mystery thickens in Thai surrogacy case involving Japanese man" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/17/national/crime-legal/mystery-thickens-in-thai-surrogacy-case-involving-japanese-man/

◆August 16, 2014 "Thais to check on Japanese man’s four alleged surrogate kids in Cambodia" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/16/national/crime-legal/thais-to-check-on-japanese-mans-four-alleged-surrogate-kids-in-cambodia/

◆August 15, 2014 "Japanese man reportedly planned to have as many as 1,000 surrogate children" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/15/national/crime-legal/japanese-man-reportedly-planned-many-1000-surrogate-children/

◆August 14, 2014 "SURROGATE UPDATE (Thurs): Warnings issued a year ago" (Bangkok Post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/425502/surrogate-update-thurs-warnings-issued-a-year-ago

◆August 13, 2014 "Japanese businessman thought to have fathered 15 surrogate children in Thailand" (The Asahi Shimbun
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408130045

◆August 13, 2014 "DNA shows nine babies found in Bangkok have same father, who remains unknown" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/13/national/crime-legal/dna-shows-nine-babies-found-bangkok-father-remains-unknown/

◆August 11, 2014 "Couple denies abandoning surrogate baby with Down syndrome" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/11/world/social-issues-world/couple-denies-abandoning-surrogate-baby-with-down-syndrome/

◆August 9, 2014 "EDITORIAL: Down syndrome surrogacy case a cautionary tale for Japan" (The Asahi Shimbun
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201408090025

◆August 9, 2014 "Japanese businessman fathered 13 surrogate babies in Thailand: police" (ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-09/japanese-businessman-fathered-13-surrogate-babies-in-thailand2/5660482

◆August 9, 2014 "Thai rent-a-womb tally hits 13; dad flees to Japan" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/09/national/crime-legal/father-of-surrogate-thai-babies-said-to-have-three-more-in-japan/

◆August 8, 2014 "Thailand pushes to ban commercial surrogacy" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/08/world/social-issues-world/thailand-pushes-ban-commercial-surrogacy/

◆August 8, 2014 "Japanese who claims to be father of nine ‘surrogate babies’ found in Bangkok condo exits for Macau" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/08/national/crime-legal/japanese-claims-father-nine-surrogate-babies-found-bangkok-condo-exits-macau/

◆August 7, 2014 "Thai surrogate baby Gammy: Australian parents contacted" (BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28686114

◆August 7, 2014 "Japanese man 'fathers nine in two years' using surrogate mothers " (The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11019172/Japanese-man-fathers-nine-in-two-years-using-surrogate-mothers.html

◆August 7, 2014 "Thai case casts spotlight on legal, emotional minefield of commercial surrogacy" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/07/world/social-issues-world/thai-case-casts-spotlight-on-legal-emotional-minefield-of-commercial-surrogacy/

◆August 7, 2014 "Human trafficking suspected in Thai nine-baby discovery" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/07/national/thai-lawyer-claims-nine-babies-surrogate-kids-japanese-father/

◆August 4, 2014 "Australia may intervene in case of Down syndrome baby left with Thai surrogate" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/04/world/australia-may-intervene-case-syndrome-baby-left-thai-surrogate/

◆July 28, 2014 "Japan fertility clinic uses sperm from close relatives for in vitro procedures" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/28/national/social-issues/japan-fertility-clinic-uses-sperm-from-close-relatives-for-in-vitro-procedures/

◆June 15, 2014 "Plan for surrogate births" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/06/15/editorials/plan-surrogate-births/

◆June 13, 2014 "When kids see red over eating greens" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/13/national/when-kids-see-red-over-eating-greens/

◆February 6, 2014 "Hollande’s split may scar the female electorate" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/02/06/commentary/world-commentary/hollandes-split-may-scar-the-female-electorate/

◆November 9, 2013 "‘Specialness’ shrouds stories of minorities" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/09/national/media-national/specialness-shrouds-stories-of-minorities/

◆July 28, 2013 "In India, a rise in surrogate births for West" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/28/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/in-india-a-rise-in-surrogate-births-for-west/

◆July 26, 2013 "Tall tales among the bamboo ? where do babies come from?" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/26/our-lives/tall-tales-among-the-bamboo-where-do-babies-come-from/

◆July 20, 2013 "FEATURE: Couples suffer as long as surrogacy remains illegal" (Taipei Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/07/20/2003567762

◆March 8, 2013 "‘Arekara (Since Then)’" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/03/08/films/film-reviews/arekara-since-then/

◆March 6, 2013 "Australian parents face India surrogacy barriers" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/06/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/australian-parents-face-india-surrogacy-barriers/

◆August 28, 2012 "Revival eludes nation’s birthrate" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/28/reference/revival-eludes-nations-birthrate/

◆May 30, 2011 "The market for babies: Britain abolishes regulators while France debates bioethics" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/05/30/commentary/world-commentary/the-market-for-babies-britain-abolishes-regulators-while-france-debates-bioethics/

◆May 8, 2011 "New drama addresses the politics of surrogate pregnancy in Japan" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/08/national/media-national/new-drama-addresses-the-politics-of-surrogate-pregnancy-in-japan/

◆April 17, 2011 "Middle-aged maternity dramas; CM of the week: Febreze" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/04/17/tv/middle-aged-maternity-dramas-cm-of-the-week-febreze/

◆October 8, 2010 "Noda’s most coveted post: motherhood" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/08/national/nodas-most-coveted-post-motherhood/

◆September 8, 2010 "When a baby can’t come naturally" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/08/national/when-a-baby-cant-come-naturally/

◆April 23, 2009 "Surrogate baby awarded normal status" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/04/23/national/surrogate-baby-awarded-normal-status/

◆December 2, 2008 "DNA center of nationality debate" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/12/02/national/dna-center-of-nationality-debate/

◆November 3, 2008 "Surrogate baby arrives following months in limbo" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/11/03/national/surrogate-baby-arrives-following-months-in-limbo/

◆August 31, 2008 "Surrogate path for dads not always as easy as for Ricky" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/08/31/national/media-national/surrogate-path-for-dads-not-always-as-easy-as-for-ricky/

◆August 21, 2008 "Doctor acquitted of C-section death" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/08/21/national/doctor-acquitted-of-c-section-death/

◆August 7, 2008 "Surrogacy 'orphan' trapped in limbo after prospective parents divorce" (Daily Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1042534/Surrogacy-orphan-trapped-limbo-prospective-parents-divorce.html

◆August 6, 2008 "India-Japan baby in legal wrangle " (BBC NEWS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7544430.stm

◆May 20, 2008 "Surrogate birth forum needed" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2008/05/20/editorials/surrogate-birth-forum-needed/

◆March 13, 2008 "Japan's surrogate mothers emerge from shadows" (Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/13/us-japan-surrogate-idUST3565520080313

◆February 2, 2008 "Clinic helped more couples have babies via surrogacy" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/02/02/national/clinic-helped-more-couples-have-babies-via-surrogacy/

◆January 31, 2008 "Panel wants surrogate births legally banned but also urges clinical studies" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/01/31/national/panel-wants-surrogate-births-legally-banned-but-also-urges-clinical-studies/

◆January 25, 2008 "Don’t outlaw surrogate births, mother pleads" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/01/25/national/dont-outlaw-surrogate-births-mother-pleads/

◆January 18, 2008 "Surrogate birth ban plan targets profits" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/01/18/national/surrogate-birth-ban-plan-targets-profits/

◆October 5, 2007 "Surrogate-birth doctor finds no willing moms" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/10/05/national/surrogate-birth-doctor-finds-no-willing-moms/

◆April 4, 2007 "Shoddy ruling on baby twins" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/04/04/reader-mail/shoddy-ruling-on-baby-twins/

◆March 24, 2007 "Top court: No registry for pair born to surrogate" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/24/national/top-court-no-registry-for-pair-born-to-surrogate/

◆December 30, 2006 "Surrogacy hard to take root here" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2006/12/30/national/surrogacy-hard-to-take-root-here/

◆November 7, 2006 "An uneasy introduction to a grandchild" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2006/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/an-uneasy-introduction-to-a-grandchild/

◆October 21, 2006 "Surrogate births raise complex issues" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2006/10/21/editorials/surrogate-births-raise-complex-issues/

◆Septmber 3, 2005 "South Korean surrogates on offer" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/09/03/national/south-korean-surrogates-on-offer/

◆August 15, 2004 "Court rejects attempt to register babies from U.S. surrogate mother" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/08/15/national/court-rejects-attempt-to-register-babies-from-u-s-surrogate-mother/

◆June 9, 2004 "Couple’s attempt to register surrogate-born boys denied" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/2004/06/09/announcements/couples-attempt-to-register-surrogate-born-boys-denied/

◆February 1, 2004 "Entertaining the idea of surrogate mums" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/02/01/national/media-national/entertaining-the-idea-of-surrogate-mums/

◆December 10, 2003 "Surrogate mom for TV star gives birth to twins" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/12/10/national/surrogate-mom-for-tv-star-gives-birth-to-twins/

◆November 23, 2003 "State gambles with the future of ‘discarded’ kids" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/11/23/national/media-national/state-gambles-with-the-future-of-discarded-kids/

◆November 12, 2003 "Twins from surrogate birth to get Japanese citizenship" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/11/12/national/twins-from-surrogate-birth-to-get-japanese-citizenship/

◆October 25, 2003 "Surrogate case hampered by legal barriers: ministry" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/25/national/surrogate-case-hampered-by-legal-barriers-ministry/

◆October 24, 2003 "Citizenship elusive for Japanese couple’s kids" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/24/national/citizenship-elusive-for-japanese-couples-kids/

◆March 7, 2003 "Second surrogate birth comes amid moves for ban" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/03/07/national/second-surrogate-birth-comes-amid-moves-for-ban/

◆January 20, 2003 "Raelians’ latest claim: Japanese clone is next" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/01/20/national/raelians-latest-claim-japanese-clone-is-next/

◆January 14, 2003 "Public views on sibling egg and sperm donation sought" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/01/14/national/public-views-on-sibling-egg-and-sperm-donation-sought/

◆January 6, 2003 "Prevent runaway human cloning" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2003/01/06/editorials/prevent-runaway-human-cloning/

◆November 22, 2002 "Pressures of infertility exact toll" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/11/22/national/pressures-of-infertility-exact-toll/

◆May 20, 2001 "First surrogate mom gives birth" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2001/05/20/national/first-surrogate-mom-gives-birth/

◆February 17, 2001 "New fertility steps spur move to refine laws" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2001/02/17/national/new-fertility-steps-spur-move-to-refine-laws/

◆October 18, 2000 "The case of Bessie’s gaur" (The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/18/editorials/the-case-of-bessies-gaur/




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