Commentary Due to the advocacy and educational work I do around the medical, ethical, and legal risks involved in surrogate pregnancies, I was recently alerted that another U.S. gestational surrogate died. Lydia Cox died July 18, 2021, at the age of 33.  She was married and the mother of four children.  Per her husband Trey’s TikTok message, Lydia had always wanted to be a surrogate, in fact, it was even on her bucket list. Sadly, she passed away during childbirth of a rare condition called amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).  The baby that she carried for the intended parents, a boy, survived.  I spoke with Trey and you can listen to and watch that conversation here. It’s unfortunate that stories of surrogate mothers who have died are rarely covered by the news media, leaving most to belief that surrogacy is without risks and that these women who decide to be surrogates …