“A Tale of Two Surrogates: A Graphic Narrative on Assisted Reproduction” explores the complicated emotional, medical, legal, and ethical issues surrounding assisted reproduction. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic research conducted by anthropologist Elly Teman, PhD, and sociologist Zsuzsa Berend, PhD, this book presents, in an accessible and entertaining graphic novel format, the intertwined stories of two fictional women who decide to become gestational surrogates. The experiences of the two composite characters, Jenn, from California, and Dana, from Tel Aviv, highlight various paths, interpretations, and experiences that are common in surrogacy.

HBI is delighted to have supported Teman’s and Berend’s work with a Research Award, and that Teman continued her research and writing while an HBI Research Associate.

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