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Lilly has decided to carry a pregnancy for her cousin Shiny whose ovaries and uterus were removed because of an infection. Lilly's egg is fertilized by Shiny's husband's sperm in a laboratory and the embryo is transferred to Lilly's uterus. In this case, Lilly is a ________.

A. foster motherB. gestational carrierC. surrogate motherD. proxy mother

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C. surrogate mother

Step-by-step explanation:

Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman (the surrogate mother) agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth.

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