[Avodah] surrogate mother

Eli Turkel eliturkel at gmail.com
Mon Dec 1 23:46:33 PST 2008


> R. Bleich points out as well that the production of a child in a
> surrogacy arrangement may not fulfill the mitzvah of piryah ve-rivyah
> and therefore questions the religious motives of a couple wishing to
employ surrogacy.
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Does he make the same assertion about adoptions? IVF? AIH?  >>

Even more basic question. A woman is not in piryah ve-rivyah. If the husband
already has children one should question their motives?

However, Rachel Imenu "demands" children from Yaakov and if not she
will die even though Yaakov already had children.
Would R. Bleich question the motives of Rachel?

-- 
Eli Turkel



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