Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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Does a child or children born from surrogacy into a loving environment constitute slavery?
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Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
His office has since argued that surrogacy violates the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, according to a lawyer representing the fathers who commissioned the surrogate.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Trainor and husband Daryl Sabara welcomed their third child via surrogacy in January.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
His office has since argued that surrogacy violates the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, according to a lawyer representing the fathers who commissioned the surrogate.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Trainor and husband Daryl Sabara welcomed their third child via surrogacy in January.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
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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