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choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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Research on families formed through IVF, surrogacy, adoption, and raised by single or same-sex parent(s) show that children typically display healthy emotional and behavioral development.
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Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
Emerson joined the family 10 years later, and in 2013, Rhimes welcomed Beckett via surrogacy.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Adichie, who has always been private about her family life, had her twin boys via surrogacy in 2024.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026
For more than a decade, the Bay Area lawyers escaped to Sea Ranch rentals each New Year, a head-clearing ritual through fertility struggles, the surrogacy journeys that brought their two children into the world, and Jung’s pivot from corporate law to interior design.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2026
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Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
Emerson joined the family 10 years later, and in 2013, Rhimes welcomed Beckett via surrogacy.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Adichie, who has always been private about her family life, had her twin boys via surrogacy in 2024.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026
For more than a decade, the Bay Area lawyers escaped to Sea Ranch rentals each New Year, a head-clearing ritual through fertility struggles, the surrogacy journeys that brought their two children into the world, and Jung’s pivot from corporate law to interior design.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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