ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Part I: Context 1. FRAMING THE ISSUES Part II: Semantics 2. IDEAS ABOUT IRANIAN KINSHIP 3. SHIA APPROACHES TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES 4. EMBRYO DONATION LAW AND SURROGACY REGULATION: THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION, LAW AND ETHICS Part III: Practice 5. SURROGACY AS DOING A GOOD DEED (SAVAB) 6. A PRICELESS GIFT: A SHORT STORY OF SURROGACY 7. "M AS IN MOTHER": MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES, CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS 8. COUSIN MARRIAGE, SIBLINGSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES 9. CONCLUSION APPENDIX GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY