biological child
Americannoun
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These cases also raise difficult questions about the intended parents’ rights to make decisions concerning their biological child before birth—and about whether a contract governing those decisions should be enforceable.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over the next few days, Lisa tried to accept the idea she might not have a biological child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
This time, however, testimony suggested a thornier layer to the quarrel: Phillip said the family had learned a few years earlier that the older brother was not Ferguson’s biological child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
They experience the emotional strain that's par for the course between a father and a daughter, made more confusing by Joel's knowing that Ellie isn’t his biological child.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025
Somewhere in the world, another couple was raising Max’s biological child.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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