surrogate mother
US /ˈsɝː.ə.ɡeɪt ˌmʌð.ər/
UK /ˈsɝː.ə.ɡeɪt ˌmʌð.ər/
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madre sustituta, madre de alquiler
a woman who bears a child on behalf of another woman, either from her own egg fertilized by the other woman's partner, or from the implantation in her uterus of an embryo from the other woman
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The couple decided to use a surrogate mother to have a child.
La pareja decidió recurrir a una madre sustituta para tener un hijo.
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The legal aspects of using a surrogate mother vary by country.
Los aspectos legales del uso de una madre sustituta varían según el país.