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And so regardless, the court said,
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regardless of any argument about consent or flawed consent or full information,
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there are some things in a civilized society that money can't buy,
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that's what the court said in voiding this contract.
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Well, what about these two arguments
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against the extension of markets to procreation and to reproduction?
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How persuasive are they?
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There was... it's true, a voluntary agreement,
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a contract struck between William Stern and Mary Beth Whitehead.
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But there are at least two ways that consent can be other than truly free.
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First, if people are pressured or coerced to give their agreement
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and second, if their consent is not truly informed