A Las Vegas woman spent years fighting to be recognized as the mother of a child she raised from birth, and a Nevada Court of Appeals ruling is now changing the legal landscape for families formed through surrogacy.
Mary Lorenzo’s path to motherhood didn’t begin with biology. It began with a decision to build a family.
Lorenzo and her former partner chose surrogacy after she could no longer become pregnant. They selected a surrogate together, went through the heartbreak of losing their first pregnancy and eventually welcomed a son, Alexander…