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Surrogacy

By: Brigitte Dooley & Jason D. Hans
In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)
Keywords:children; embryo; fees; medical interventions; ova; pregnancy; surrogacy

Reproductive surrogacy occurs when the intended mother is unable to conceive or carry a child to term and therefore uses a surrogate to conceive and/or carry the child. There are two types of reproductive surrogacy: traditional and gestational.

Traditional surrogacy is used ...

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  Dooley, B., & Hans, J. (2014). Surrogacy. In M. J. Coleman, & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The social history of the American family: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 1306-1306). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n517
  
  Dooley, Brigitte, and Jason D. Hans. "Surrogacy." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong, 1306-1306. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n517.
  
  Dooley, B. and Hans, J. 2014. Surrogacy. In: Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong Editors, 2014. The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1306 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n517> [Accessed 11 May 2021].
  
  Dooley, Brigitte and Jason D. Hans. "Surrogacy." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1306-1306. SAGE Knowledge. 11 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n517.
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