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choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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After struggling to get pregnant again, Chelsea and Freddie decided to expand their family through surrogacy.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The 54-year-old had both of her children through surrogacy but has kept their identities private.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
The pope, however, has not called for the practice to be criminalized and a 2023 Vatican doctrinal ruling pointed out that children born through surrogacy can be baptized.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Italian lawmakers banned families from going abroad to have a baby through surrogacy, effectively prohibiting LGBTQ+ couples from becoming biological parents.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The 54-year-old had both of her children through surrogacy but has kept their identities private.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
The pope, however, has not called for the practice to be criminalized and a 2023 Vatican doctrinal ruling pointed out that children born through surrogacy can be baptized.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Italian lawmakers banned families from going abroad to have a baby through surrogacy, effectively prohibiting LGBTQ+ couples from becoming biological parents.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for surrogacy
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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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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