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choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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Left open by the law is what would happen to children whose parents are penalized for seeking surrogacy abroad, said Ryan Thoreson, an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati's College of Law.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The bill, adopted by the Senate, makes Italians who seek surrogacy in other countries liable for prosecution on their return home.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
The bill extends an original ban put in place in 2004 which criminalized commercial surrogacy within Italy.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
One alternative pathway to parenthood would be surrogacy, which celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton have used to have kids, and adoption is another.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2024
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The bill, adopted by the Senate, makes Italians who seek surrogacy in other countries liable for prosecution on their return home.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024
The bill extends an original ban put in place in 2004 which criminalized commercial surrogacy within Italy.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
One alternative pathway to parenthood would be surrogacy, which celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton have used to have kids, and adoption is another.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Sep. 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 7 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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