Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence
choosing between adoption and surrogacy
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The process has grown in popularity as the conversation around fertility struggles breaks from a whisper to an outspoken roar and as celebrities like Andrews share their experiences with surrogacy.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The couple welcomed María Lucía via surrogacy five months after the birth of Eduardo.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
After undergoing a high-risk pregnancy with Ace, The Masked Singer winner opened up about her decision to welcome a baby through surrogacy during season 11 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
—Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 2 May 2025
Darryl Lynn Kauffman, 67, was arrested in 2023 after a federal grand jury in Sacramento indicted him on charges of taking about $900,000 that clients of surrogacy agencies in Placerville and San Francisco had set aside to pay for prenatal care and other costs associated with delivering a baby.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The couple welcomed María Lucía via surrogacy five months after the birth of Eduardo.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
After undergoing a high-risk pregnancy with Ace, The Masked Singer winner opened up about her decision to welcome a baby through surrogacy during season 11 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
—Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 2 May 2025
Darryl Lynn Kauffman, 67, was arrested in 2023 after a federal grand jury in Sacramento indicted him on charges of taking about $900,000 that clients of surrogacy agencies in Placerville and San Francisco had set aside to pay for prenatal care and other costs associated with delivering a baby.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Surrogacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surrogacy. Accessed 30 May. 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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