Surrogate mothers are used more frequently in modern pregnancies than in contemporary births. Altough the percentage would be over fifty percent in modern pregnancies there are still a higher number of births altogether (when considering all types of birth) which do not use surrogate mothers.
bears a child on behalf of the legal one
Kathleen K. Bach has written: 'Research guide, surrogate motherhood' -- subject(s): Contracts, Legal research, Legal status, laws, Surrogate mothers
Probably yes - if your ovaries function normally you could have eggs collected and carried in a surrogate. (Although I should point out that egg collection does not always work, even in healthy women. Also, in law, even if the eggs are from yourself the surrogate has the main legal rights over the baby, should they choose to keep it. )
It is impossible to determine the first case of a surrogate mother as they have been used for several millenia; however, the first legal case of surrogate motherhood in the United States occurred in 1976. The first legal agreement between couple and mother was handled by lawyer Noele Keane.
Sue A Meinke has written: 'Surrogate motherhood' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Legal status, laws, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Surrogate mothers, Surrogate mothers
This is a personal decision that should be between the expectant parents, the person viewing, and that person's parents (if he or she is a minor). There is no legal age, and people of all ages have been assisting in births for as long as there have been births.
A surrogate parent is an individual appointed by the local or state agency to act in place of a parent or legal guardian in safeguarding a child's rights in the decision making process.
Elizabeth Baxter has written: 'Surrogate mothers--the legal issues'
As long as the Intended parents have a legal contract with the surrogate that states that they will assume full custody, the surrogate has NO rights to the child and no chance of gaining custody.
Contact and attorney that specialized in adoptions, they usually know how to process surrogate contracts and the birth certificate.
A surrogate key is an artificial PK introduced by the designer with the purpose of simplifying the assignment of primary keys to tables. Use a Surrogate when you do not want or need the key to have business meaning.