Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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For Ukrainian women, surrogacy represents a significant opportunity.
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Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
Italian lawmakers on Wednesday passed into law a bill to extend the country’s ban on surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, despite warnings the move would damage children’s rights.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
Does Jeremiah Brent Have Children? Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus have two children, both born through surrogacy: an 8-year-old daughter named Poppy and a 6-year-old son named Oskar.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple retained a surrogacy lawyer, Andrew Vorzimer, who reached out to the clinic, the California Center for Reproductive Health, which opened an investigation.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
Italian lawmakers on Wednesday passed into law a bill to extend the country’s ban on surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, despite warnings the move would damage children’s rights.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
Does Jeremiah Brent Have Children? Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus have two children, both born through surrogacy: an 8-year-old daughter named Poppy and a 6-year-old son named Oskar.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The couple retained a surrogacy lawyer, Andrew Vorzimer, who reached out to the clinic, the California Center for Reproductive Health, which opened an investigation.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē, ˈsə-rə- 
plural surrogacies
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
Legal Definition
surrogacy
noun
sur·ro·ga·cy
ˈsər-ə-gə-sē
plural surrogacies
1
: the office of a surrogate
2
: the practice of serving as a surrogate mother
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