surrogate parenthood
Stand-in child-raising
Surrogate parenthood is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another person or couple who will become the child's legal parents.
The surrogate may be genetically related to the child (traditional surrogacy) or carry an embryo created from others' genetic material (gestational surrogacy).
The practice raises complex legal and ethical questions about parenthood, compensation, and bodily autonomy.
- emotional bondingForming affective connections
- gestational carrierPerson carrying another's pregnancy
- non-traditional familiesFamily units differing from convention
- chosen familyIntentionally formed kinship network
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
in vitro fertilization · artificial insemination · societal stigma · identity formation · custody agreements · attachment theory · biological clock · counseling services · blended families · open adoption · egg donation · bioethics · birth mother · maternal bond · support networks · embryo transfer · fertility clinic · family therapy
surrogate parenthoodnatural conception
Pregnancy achieved without fertility treatment
adoption · foster parenting · childlessness · stepparenting · guardianship
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