61-year-old woman serves as gestational surrogate for her son and his husband

Cecile Eledge, with her son Matthew Eledge and son-in-law Elliot Dougherty.
(Image credit: Ariel Panowicz via AP)

When she found out her son, Matthew Eledge, and his husband, Elliot Dougherty, were looking for someone to carry their baby, Cecile Eledge suggested a person she thought would be the perfect candidate: herself.

Cecile, 61, says they laughed at the idea, but once a doctor told them she actually was the ideal candidate, everyone got on board. "I was just so excited to be able to be part of this adventure with them," Cecile told NBC News, adding, "It was just unconditional love."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.