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choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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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.
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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
In the United States, commercial surrogacy is not regulated by the federal government.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Grimes has moved away from Austin and is locked in a protracted legal fight with the billionaire over custody of their three young children, at least one of whom was born via surrogacy.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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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
In the United States, commercial surrogacy is not regulated by the federal government.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Grimes has moved away from Austin and is locked in a protracted legal fight with the billionaire over custody of their three young children, at least one of whom was born via surrogacy.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 5 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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