surrogacies
Bearing others' children
Surrogacies is the plural of surrogacy, the practice of carrying a pregnancy for someone else.
The term most often refers to gestational surrogacy, where a woman bears a child she is not genetically related to: The couple pursued surrogacies abroad after domestic options fell through.
The word also covers broader substitution arrangements—acting in place of another.
Of the pregnancy period
- carriersEntities that transport
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
fertility · womb · pregnancy · birth mother · egg donation · contracts · clinics · compensation
Enforceable written agreements
- custodyProtective care or control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- citizenshipStatus as state member
regulation · enforceability · consent · rights · statutes · cross-border · documentation · legitimacy
Authorized stand-ins
- stand-insTemporary replacement people
- replacementsItems taking others' places
- deputizingAppointing a stand-in
- representationDepiction or likeness
delegation · acting · intermediaries · placeholders · substitutes · vicarious · agency · fill-ins
gestational
Of the pregnancy period
- carriersEntities that transport
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- embryo transferPlacing fertilized egg inside
implantation · fertility · womb · pregnancy · birth mother · egg donation · contracts · clinics · compensation · agreements
contracts
Enforceable written agreements
- custodyProtective care or control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
citizenship · regulation · enforceability · consent · rights · statutes · cross-border · documentation · legitimacy · guardianship
proxies
Authorized stand-ins
- stand-insTemporary replacement people
- replacementsItems taking others' places
- deputizingAppointing a stand-in
representation · delegation · acting · intermediaries · placeholders · substitutes · vicarious · agency · fill-ins · alternates
surrogaciesnatural conception
Pregnancy achieved without fertility treatment