Surrogate Mother

Surrogate Mother: A woman who carries and gives birth to the child of another woman, who is usually infertile, by way of a pre-arranged legal contract. Surrogacy arrangements have a variety of accompanying legal issues and are not legally permitted or recognized in all states.

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The definition of this term has been taken from the "Adoption Glossary," which contains definitions of a wide variety of words that relate to adoption and infertility. The entire Adoption Glossary is located at http://glossary.adoption.com.

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