SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD AS AN OBJECT OF STATISTICAL RESEARCH

Abstract

Arguments, justifying the necessity of detailed research of surrogate motherhood, as a phenomenon actively developing, but without uniform approaches of legal and statistical assessment, have been presented. The historical reference characterizing the object of the study has been given, modern interpretation of the concept of “surrogate motherhood” has been presented. The social roles of surrogate motherhood have been outlined. The issues that characterize surrogate motherhood as an object of applied research have been considered and systematized The positive and negative aspects of surrogate motherhood have been assessed, number of problems arising in key social and psychological planes has been designated. The existing approaches and indicators for displaying the situation in the field of surrogate motherhood have been analysed. An original approach to quantifying the prevalence of surrogate motherhood has been proposed.

Keywords

• evaluation system
• indicator system
• legislation on surrogacy
• problems of surrogacy
• quantitative characteristic
• socialization of surrogate motherhood
• statistical indicators
• surrogate motherhood