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The Rarity of Twin Adoption Versus the Reality of Surrogacy

The Rarity of Twin Adoption Versus the Reality of Surrogacy
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens to a question during a press conference in Chicago, Ill., on July 16, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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As former U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten Glezman Buttigieg released a photo of themselves holding their new twins, Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg, social media lit up with comments and speculations about how and where their babies came from.

Jennifer Lahl
Jennifer Lahl
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Jennifer Lahl is the founder and president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture and producer of the documentary films, “Eggsploitation,” “Anonymous Father’s Day,” “Breeders: A Subclass of Women?,” “Maggie’s Story,” and “#BigFertility,” which was an official selection in the Silicon Valley International Film Festival. Her new film, “Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender?” was released June 17, 2021.
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