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GENETIC SURROGACY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
- Reproduction (Medicine)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- traditional surrogacy
1, record 1, English, traditional%20surrogacy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- partial surrogacy 2, record 1, English, partial%20surrogacy
correct, noun
- genetic surrogacy 3, record 1, English, genetic%20surrogacy
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditional surrogacy is the process in which a surrogate uses her own ovum to develop a fertilized embryo. The surrogate would then have a genetic connection to the child born. 4, record 1, English, - traditional%20surrogacy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
- Reproduction (Médecine)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gestation pour autrui traditionnelle
1, record 1, French, gestation%20pour%20autrui%20traditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gestation pour autrui génétique 2, record 1, French, gestation%20pour%20autrui%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
- maternité pour autrui traditionnelle 3, record 1, French, maternit%C3%A9%20pour%20autrui%20traditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- maternité de substitution traditionnelle 4, record 1, French, maternit%C3%A9%20de%20substitution%20traditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- maternité de substitution génétique 5, record 1, French, maternit%C3%A9%20de%20substitution%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
- maternité pour autrui génétique 3, record 1, French, maternit%C3%A9%20pour%20autrui%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cadre d'une gestation pour autrui génétique, la femme porteuse utilise ses propres ovules [...] L'embryon est donc créé à partir de ses gamètes et ceux d'un homme, soit le père d'intention (ou l'un des pères, dans le cas d'un couple de même sexe) ou d'un tiers donneur. Les individus impliqués dans le projet parental peuvent prendre la décision de procéder par une insémination en clinique de fertilité ou de manière artisanale à la maison. Dans le cadre d'une gestation pour autrui génétique, il existe non seulement un lien génétique entre la femme porteuse et l'enfant issu de la grossesse pour autrui, mais également entre ce dernier et la famille de la femme porteuse à savoir ses parents, sa fratrie et ses propres enfants [...] 2, record 1, French, - gestation%20pour%20autrui%20traditionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embarazo
- Reproducción (Medicina)
- Derecho de familia (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- maternidad genética
1, record 1, Spanish, maternidad%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- maternidad subrogada tradicional 2, record 1, Spanish, maternidad%20subrogada%20tradicional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Práctica que resulta de un arreglo entre una pareja y una mujer que está de acuerdo en donar su propio óvulo, para ser inseminado artificialmente con el esperma del hombre de la pareja, a fin de gestar en su vientre al niño concebido y con el propósito de entregárselo a los padres intencionales después de que nazca. 3, record 1, Spanish, - maternidad%20gen%C3%A9tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el presente existen dos tipos de maternidad subrogada. Los mismos han sido definidos como: la subrogación tradicional (donor surrogacy) y la subrogación gestacional (gestational surrogacy). [...] En el caso de la subrogación tradicional, una mujer es contratada por la persona, o personas, con interés y está de acuerdo en ser inseminada artificialmente con el fin de dar a luz una criatura. [...] En otras palabras, la criatura que se ha de concebir en una subrogación tradicional es producto del material genético de la subrogada y la pareja del sexo masculino. 2, record 1, Spanish, - maternidad%20gen%C3%A9tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La maternidad puede ser plena [...] en la maternidad biológica plena, la madre ha gestado al hijo con su propio óvulo; en la no plena o parcial, la mujer sólo aporta la gestación (maternidad de gestación) o sus óvulos (maternidad genética) [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - maternidad%20gen%C3%A9tica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- genetic surrogacy
1, record 2, English, genetic%20surrogacy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrangement in which a woman is artificially inseminated, carries the pregnancy to term, and hands the baby over to the father (and his wife or partner, if he is married) for adoption. 2, record 2, English, - genetic%20surrogacy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The woman who gives birth to the child is the baby's genetic mother. 1, record 2, English, - genetic%20surrogacy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrat de maternité de substitution génétique
1, record 2, French, contrat%20de%20maternit%C3%A9%20de%20substitution%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrat qui stipule que la mère porteuse inséminée artificiellement porte le bébé jusqu'à terme et doit le remettre au père biologique (et à sa conjointe ou son partenaire, le cas échéant) à des fins d'adoption. 2, record 2, French, - contrat%20de%20maternit%C3%A9%20de%20substitution%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La femme qui donne naissance à l'enfant est la mère biologique de ce dernier. 3, record 2, French, - contrat%20de%20maternit%C3%A9%20de%20substitution%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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