surrogacy

American  

[sur-uh-guh-see, suhr‑] / ˈsɜr ə gə si, ˈsʌr‑ /

noun

1. the state of being a surrogate or surrogate mother.

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Etymology

Origin of surrogacy

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Since its inception in the 1980s, surrogacy has been described by industry leaders and practitioners as an intimate gift to struggling parents from generous surrogates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country’s elites are going outside of China, where domestic surrogacy is illegal, to take advantage of the largely unregulated U.S. surrogacy industry, a WSJ investigation reveals.

From The Wall Street Journal

The owner of one surrogacy agency in California said he had helped fill an order for a Chinese parent seeking 100 children in the past few years, a request spread over several agencies.

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Chinese law doesn’t strictly prohibit its citizens from going overseas for surrogacy, but officials have criticized it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Projections suggest the global surrogacy market will exceed $129 billion by 2034—fueled not only by men but also by heterosexual couples with fertility challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal