Definitions for surrogacy
ˈsɜr ə gə si, ˈsʌr-sur·ro·ga·cy

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1. surrogacynoun

   The state or condition of being a surrogate.

2. surrogacynoun

   The practice of being a surrogate mother.

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1. Surrogacy

   Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour for another person or people, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when a couple do not wish to carry a pregnancy themselves, when pregnancy is medically impossible, when pregnancy risks are dangerous for the intended mother, or when a single man or a male couple wish to have a child. In surrogacy arrangements, monetary compensation may or may not be involved. Receiving money for the arrangement is known as commercial surrogacy. The legality and cost of surrogacy varies widely between jurisdictions, sometimes resulting in problematic international or interstate surrogacy arrangements. Couples seeking a surrogacy arrangement in a country where it is banned sometimes travel to a jurisdiction that permits it. In some countries, surrogacy is legal only if money does not exchange hands. Where commercial surrogacy is legal, couples may use the help of third-party agencies to assist in the process of surrogacy by finding a surrogate and arranging a surrogacy contract with her. These agencies often screen surrogates' psychological and other medical tests to ensure the best chance of healthy gestation and delivery. They also usually facilitate all legal matters concerning the intended parents and the surrogate.

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1. Surrogacy

   Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person. The surrogate may be the child's genetic mother, or she may be genetically unrelated to the child. In a traditional surrogacy, the child may be conceived via home artificial insemination using fresh or frozen sperm or impregnated via IUI, or ICI performed at a health clinic. A gestational surrogacy requires the transfer of a previously created embryo, and for this reason the process always takes place in a clinical setting. The intended parent or parents, sometimes called the social parents, may arrange a surrogate pregnancy because of female infertility, other medical issues which make pregnancy or delivery impossible, risky or otherwise undesirable, or because the intended parent or parents are male. The sperm or eggs may be provided by the 'commissioning' parents, but donor sperm, eggs and embryos may also be used. Although the idea of vanity surrogacy is a common trope in popular culture and anti-surrogacy arguments, there is little or no data showing that women choose surrogacy for reasons of aesthetics or convenience.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrogacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surrogacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of surrogacy in a Sentence

1. Natalie Gamble:

   Surrogacy is legal, but it's restricted.

2. Keo Thea:

   Our authorities have charged them with human trafficking and being intermediaries in surrogacy.

3. Kim Kardashian:

   I enjoyed the surrogacy process.

4. The Kivitis:

   To be honest, when a straight couple is using surrogacy, or when a straight couple is using an egg donation or sperm donation, nobody asks them if they are the biological parents of the child, it's just an assumption. But when an LGBT family's coming and applying, our application was flagged as surrogacy. our position was and remains that we should be treated as a married couple and the minimal requirements that are in that regulation should be applied to us as well.

5. Li Yuan:

   Lots of patients go to these places just because they have unique demands. For example domestically they can't do things like surrogacy or gender selection.

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