Section 121 - Definitions When used in this article, unless the context or subject matter manifestly requires a different interpretation:
1. "Genetic surrogate" shall mean a person who gives birth to a child who is the person's genetic child pursuant to a genetic surrogate parenting agreement.2. "Genetic surrogate parenting agreement" shall mean any agreement, oral or written, in which:
(a) a genetic surrogate agrees either to be inseminated with the sperm of a person who is not their spouse or to be impregnated with an embryo that is the product of the genetic surrogate's ovum fertilized with the sperm of a person who is not their spouse; and(b) the genetic surrogate agrees to, or intends to, surrender or consent to the adoption of the child born as a result of such insemination or impregnation.Amended by New York Laws 2020 , ch. 56, Sec. L-3, eff. 2/15/2021.