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surrogate parenting

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surrogate parenting,
a form of artificial insemination in which a fertile woman agrees to be impregnated by a sperm donor and to carry the child to term, at which time the offspring is surrendered to the care of another. The surrogate mother usually receives a fee for bearing the child.

surrogate parenting
Artificial reproduction, see there


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Openly discussed is surrogate parenting and how to help a child adapt into a new home and family.
There have been a lot of heated discussions on the issue of surrogate parenting in the past.
Grandparents who assume the surrogate parenting role often do so as a result of the death of their adult children, their children's divorce, unemployment, and teenage premarital childbearing.
 
 
 
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