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  • noun Plural form of surrogacy.

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Examples

  • There are no firm statistics on how many surrogacies are being arranged here for foreigners, but anecdotal evidence suggests a sharp increase.

    2008 March 04 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • There are no firm statistics on how many surrogacies are being arranged here for foreigners, but anecdotal evidence suggests a sharp increase.

    The Handmaid’s Tale Comes To Life In India « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

  • Prior to "Baby M," surrogacies were mostly what physicians now call "traditional," where the surrogate conceives the child with her own egg.

    Outsourcing Childbirth Cheryl Miller 2008

  • Another reason for the rise in surrogacies is that technology has made them safer and more likely to succeed.

    The Curious Lives of Surrogates 2008

  • One section of the proposal says that when prospective parents have no genetic link to the babies, surrogacies would require preapproval by a court in a process that would include a home study.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Goldfarb was involved in one of the world's first gestational surrogacies in 1986.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • And while some agencies that coordinate surrogacies and some clinics that carry them out strictly adhere to guidelines, others do not, the interviews and records show.

    The Indiana Law Blog 2009

  • While some agencies that coordinate surrogacies and some clinics that carry them out strictly adhere to guidelines, others do not, the interviews and records show.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Surrogate Mothers, one of the older agencies, advertises on its Web site that it can arrange surrogacies for under $50,000.

    The Indiana Law Blog 2009

  • About 750 babies are born each year in this country through gestational surrogacy, and twice that many surrogacies are attempted.

    The Seattle Times 2009

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