biological parent
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New documents in a lawsuit against Priscilla Presley’s son include claims that Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough is the biological parent of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston’s youngest child, Benjamin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
“Knowing that you were essentially sold by a biological parent for a spring break or to pay off student debt is not a fun feeling,” Laura High told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025
Ms Han is the first biological parent of an overseas adoptee seeking damages from the government, while in 2019, a man who was adopted in the US was the first adoptee to sue.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
The milk doesn’t have to be from a biological parent: Unlike blood or bone marrow, there are no biological markers in donated breast milk that limit who can receive it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
"I grew up without my parent, my biological parent, so I had to learn how to communicate with people around the villages to try and survive", she said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023
