N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 121

§ 121. Definitions. When used in this article, unless the context or\nsubject matter manifestly requires a different interpretation:\n 1. "Birth mother" shall mean a woman who gives birth to a child\npursuant to a surrogate parenting contract.\n 2. "Genetic father" shall mean a man who provides sperm for the birth\nof a child born pursuant to a surrogate parenting contract.\n 3. "Genetic mother" shall mean a woman who provides an ovum for the\nbirth of a child born pursuant to a surrogate parenting contract.\n 4. "Surrogate parenting contract" shall mean any agreement, oral or\nwritten, in which:\n (a) a woman agrees either to be inseminated with the sperm of a man\nwho is not her husband or to be impregnated with an embryo that is the\nproduct of an ovum fertilized with the sperm of a man who is not her\nhusband; and\n (b) the woman agrees to, or intends to, surrender or consent to the\nadoption of the child born as a result of such insemination or\nimpregnation.\n