Skip to content
surrogacy360 logo

Surrogacy360

factual information and resources on international commercial surrogacy

Menu
  • Considering Surrogacy
    • Definitions
    • Common Questions
    • Current Law
    • Essential Reading
    • Takeaways & Tools
  • The Surrogacy Relationship
    • Intended Parents
    • Gestational Mothers
    • Children
    • Egg Providers
    • Go-Betweens
  • About Surrogacy360
    • Who We Are
    • Global Collaborations
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
  • Donate

Issues & Considerations

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to email (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

What can we help you find?

Words We Use

Egg provider or egg donor -- a woman who provides her eggs for fertility treatment, a gestational surrogacy arrangement, or medical research, usually in exchange for money.

Gestational mother (or surrogate) -- a woman who is hired to carry and birth a child for another person or family.

Go-betweens -- intermediaries who coordinate all or certain aspects of a surrogacy arrangement, including local recruiters, clinics, lawyers, tourism businesses, and concierge-style agencies.

Intended parent(s) -- a person (or couple) who commission and become the legal parent(s) of a child birthed by a gestational mother.

View other commonly used terms >

Newly Added Resources

  • Article: Surrogacy Problem Sneaks Across the Border
  • Article: Thai Police Arrest Man Smuggling Semen into Laos

Spotlight

VICE on HBO looks at the true cost of gestational surrogacy in its investigation "Outsourcing Embryos," a report on surrogacy in India. View the episode >>

Contact Us

Surrogacy360 is produced by Our Bodies Ourselves and the Center for Genetics and Society. We welcome your comments and questions >>

Please consider donating to help us continue this critical work.

Donate now
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.