Grèce, le prix d'un enfant/ Public Sénat, 7/3/2016. H γαλλική οπτική της ελληνικής παρένθετης μητρότητας: κριτικές επισημάνσεις, θεωρητικές προεκτάσεις

This paper reassesses surrogate motherhood as a legal category within the practice of bio-medicine, as well as a legal relation within the human family.The current study approaches the legal form of the received Greek legislation concerning gestational surrogate motherhood -the altruistic form of surrogate motherhood (non payment),through a multidimensional perspective.The shortcomings of the law regarding the legal understanding of surrogate mother's contribution and role, the stereotypical views concerning gender roles both within the private and the public domains, as well as the exclusive focus on the protection of the reproductive rights and the parental status of the intended parents result in the inability to identify the surrogate mother within a legal protective frame as mother, working person, citizen. This fact produces and reproduces a vicious circle. Surrogate mothers are recruited from an always already invisible social group, the poor immigrant women.The absence of their legal protection and acknowledgment forces them to remain in this condition of invisibility and secures the continuity of this reproductive labour. The paper also readdresses the surrogate motherhood as a bio-ethic issue, from a critical, gender sensitive viewpoint. It raises the question if this practice transforms the persons who give life into mere, anonymous biological material; it raises questions regarding the extent to which this practice commodifies and appropriates women’s bodies.The paper finally addresses a demand for a more comprehensive reproductive justice and a more inclusive social protection for surrogate motherhood.

Mistreatment of Alzheimer's Patients: Predictive Factors

IntroductionViolence against elderly persons is an intricate social, legal and ethic issue. Alzheimer's patients are the most vulnerable individuals to mistreatment and neglect. The aggressor can be even the main helper of the patient. We noticed a wide underestimation of this phenomenon, which remains taboo subject in our society.Objectives and methods– The aim of our study is to identify predictive factors of mistreatment of Alzheimer's patients through a prospective and descriptive study, within patients following in the department of neurology in Razi's hospital.– we evaluate cognitive function (MMSE) and the importance of behavioural disorders.– we explored helper's socio-demographic characteristics and the quality of aid relationship.– anger and hostility within relationship were estimated through family attitude scale.ResultsOur sample accounts 60 informal caregivers predominately female (91.7%) with an average age of 49.67 years, mostly are married (71.66%) and jobless (38.88%):– in 78.3% of cases, caregivers spent about 12 to 24 hours per day with Alzheimer's patient.– the average score of FAS was about 52.4% with an important emotional charge (score >60).– twenty-five caregivers wished the death of the patient and 42 others admitted being sarcastic with him.– We noticed a correlation between mistreatment and both cognitive function and behavioural disorders.ConclusionOur results support the fact that mistreatment of people with dementia is closely related with the exhausting situation of the main caregiver.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.