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Johnson v. Calvert legally defines a "true mother" as the intended caregiver in a surrogacy agreement.

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Gestational carrier Anna Johnson refuses to give up the baby she carried to the intended parents, Mark and Crispina Calvert.

The couple sues her for custody and the court upholds their parental rights.