806
New Developments of Medical Tourism in Asia: The Cross-roads of Economics and Ethics

Thursday, July 17, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Room: 423
RC50 International Tourism (host committee)

Language: English

Session Organizer:
Mika TOYOTA, Rikkyo University, Japan
Chair:
Manjusha NAIR, National University of Singapore, Singapore
806.1
Medical tourism as national economic development in Asia: comparative case study of Singapore and Thailand, versus Japan and Taiwan (Oral Presentation)
Mika TOYOTA, Rikkyo University, Japan

806.2
From intimate industry to rotten trade: reproductive travel in Southeast Asia (Oral Presentation)
Andrea WHITTAKER, Monash University, Australia

806.3
Intermediaries, Facilitators, Agents, Guides: Steering International Medical Travel to Malaysia (Oral Presentation)
Meghann ORMOND, Wageningen University, Netherlands

806.4
Moral discourses in medical travel (Oral Presentation)
Heng Leng CHEE, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

806.5
The restrictive Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) laws and 'moral safety valves' in Singapore and their role in creating Singaporean reproductive tourists or exiles (Oral Presentation)
Danicar MARIANO, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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