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MERE SOCIALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social mother
1, record 1, English, social%20mother
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A woman who rears the baby after birth. 2, record 1, English, - social%20mother
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mère sociale
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A8re%20sociale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mère sociale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A8re%20sociale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- social mother
1, record 2, English, social%20mother
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Within the context of assisted reproduction], the woman who contributes to the raising and care [of a child]. 1, record 2, English, - social%20mother
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mère sociale
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A8re%20sociale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le contexte de la procréation médicalement assistée, femme qui élève l'enfant. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A8re%20sociale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mère sociale est très souvent la mère génétique. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A8re%20sociale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
- Derecho de familia (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- madre social
1, record 2, Spanish, madre%20social
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mujer que realiza la función materna, crianza y educación del niño, [al cual] no le ha transmitido material genético. 2, record 2, Spanish, - madre%20social
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Porque no hay que olvidar que el óvulo contiene el citoplasma y en el citoplasma están las mitocondrias que son también material genético. Es éste, en cualquier caso, un hecho real y no una invención. [...] De la misma manera que agudizaría nuestros principios el hipotético caso de un hijo de cuatro madres. Efectivamente, una pondría el ADN, otra el óvulo, una tercera el útero como madre portadora y finalmente la cuarta podría ser la madre social. 3, record 2, Spanish, - madre%20social
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Puede ser la madre adoptiva, por ejemplo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - madre%20social
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