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      "@type": "Dataset",
      "name": "Patriot Conceptions Article Opportunity Decision Contract",
      "description": "Route-owned decisions for the 21 article opportunities, including canonical owner routes, consolidation choices, visual requirements, and no-cannibalization policy.",
      "url": "https://patriotconceptions.com/data/article-opportunity-decisions.json",
      "keywords": [
        "article opportunities",
        "content governance",
        "canonical routes",
        "surrogacy SEO",
        "content refresh"
      ],
      "dateModified": "2026-06-23",
      "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
      "creator": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Patriot Conceptions",
        "url": "https://patriotconceptions.com"
      },
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        "name": "United States"
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      },
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-23",
  "policy": {
    "reviewedAt": "2026-06-23",
    "purpose": "Convert the Article opportunity queue into route-owned content decisions so Patriot Conceptions refreshes canonical pages, consolidates duplicates, and resolves unsupported state/cost topics with governed context instead of publishing generic articles.",
    "privateDataBoundary": "This feed contains no Search Console exports, raw lead rows, PHI/PII, click IDs, revenue rows, or private testimonial/proof inventory.",
    "rules": [
      "Every article opportunity must have one current decision, owner route, and route-side evidence surface.",
      "Every opportunity must keep an owner route, source file, visual treatment, governance gates, and cannibalization policy.",
      "State-specific cost topics use legal-state owner routes plus national cost/regional context handoffs unless governed state-specific pricing exists.",
      "Annualized legal, requirements, process, compensation, and cost topics strengthen canonical owner routes instead of creating duplicate blog posts."
    ]
  },
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    "uniqueOwnerRoutes": 18,
    "byDecision": {
      "refresh": 18,
      "consolidate": 3
    },
    "byAccessStatus": {
      "repo-ready": 17,
      "consolidated-owner-route": 3,
      "output-preview-implemented": 1
    }
  },
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      "id": "article-001",
      "title": "Michigan surrogacy laws in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/mi/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/mi/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/[state].astro",
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        "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/"
      ],
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      "visualAlt": "Michigan surrogacy-law status and source-freshness visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "legal-source-freshness-audit-clean",
        "state-law-primary-source-panel"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the Michigan state detail copy and internal links on the existing governed state-law route.",
      "notes": "Michigan legal content belongs to the state-law detail route, not a separate article that would compete with the matrix."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-002",
      "title": "Surrogacy in Indiana in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/in/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/in/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/[state].astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "Indiana state-law status panel, primary-source citation card, and state-map context.",
      "visualAlt": "Indiana surrogacy-law status and source-freshness visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "legal-source-freshness-audit-clean",
        "state-law-primary-source-panel"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the Indiana state detail copy and internal links on the existing governed state-law route.",
      "notes": "Indiana legal content belongs to the state-law detail route, not a separate commodity article."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-003",
      "title": "Surrogate Fit Check: 7 signs you may be ready",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "B-surrogate-acquisition",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/application/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/application/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/application.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/blog/am-i-ready-to-become-a-surrogate-here-are-12-questions-to-ask-yourself/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "needs-refresh",
      "visualTreatment": "Fit-check preview module with application-step visual and route-specific CTA handoff.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogate fit-check questions and application-step visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "application-route-conversion-contract",
        "surrogate-eligibility-claim-review"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Use the existing application route as the canonical owner and retain the existing readiness blog as support.",
      "nextAction": "Add a concise fit-check section to the application route and link the existing readiness blog back to it.",
      "notes": "This satisfies the query better as a feeder module into the application workflow than as another isolated post."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-004",
      "title": "Egg donation process in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "D-egg-donor",
      "ownerRoute": "/egg-donor/process/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/egg-donor/process/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/egg-donor/process.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/egg-donor/requirements/",
        "/egg-donor/application/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Egg donor process timeline and screening-step visual tied to donor application handoff.",
      "visualAlt": "Egg donation process timeline visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "egg-donor-process-review",
        "medical-safety-copy-review"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the process page with current screening steps and links to requirements/application.",
      "notes": "The process route is already the correct search destination."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-005",
      "title": "Gestational vs traditional surrogacy in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/gestational-vs-traditional-surrogacy/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/gestational-vs-traditional-surrogacy/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/gestational-vs-traditional-surrogacy.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/",
        "/intended-parents/process/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "needs-refresh",
      "visualTreatment": "Side-by-side DNA, legal, match, and process comparison visual.",
      "visualAlt": "Gestational versus traditional surrogacy comparison visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "legal-language-review",
        "faq-visible-content-parity"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the existing comparison route and ensure FAQ/schema mirrors visible content.",
      "notes": "This is a canonical explainer route; do not split into another annualized post."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-006",
      "title": "How to apply to be a surrogate mother in 2026",
      "decision": "consolidate",
      "priorityTier": "A-branded-jtbd",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/application/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/application/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/application.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/requirements/",
        "/surrogacy/compensation/"
      ],
      "consolidateInto": "article-003",
      "accessStatus": "consolidated-owner-route",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "Application-step flow visual consolidated into the fit-check module.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogate application step-by-step flow visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "application-route-conversion-contract",
        "privacy-safe-flow-visual"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Consolidate with article-003 on the application route so the route owns both readiness and application intent.",
      "nextAction": "Keep one application-route refresh covering readiness and how-to-apply intents.",
      "notes": "A separate how-to-apply article would split demand from the conversion route."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-007",
      "title": "Surrogate cost in Minnesota in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/mn/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/mn/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/[state].astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/intended-parents/cost/",
        "/tools/regional-cost-context/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "Minnesota law and cost-context card without unsupported state-specific price claims.",
      "visualAlt": "Minnesota surrogacy law and cost-context visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "regional-cost-context-only",
        "no-state-specific-price-claims"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not publish a standalone Minnesota price article; use the state-law route as the owner and route cost-intent visitors to national cost and regional context tools.",
      "nextAction": "Keep the Minnesota state-law route refreshed with legal posture, source context, national-cost handoff, and regional-cost-context links.",
      "notes": "Resolved without state-specific pricing by using governed cost context only; no unsupported Minnesota quote or price band is published."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-008",
      "title": "Surrogate cost in Pennsylvania in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/pa/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/pa/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/[state].astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/intended-parents/cost/",
        "/tools/regional-cost-context/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "Pennsylvania law and cost-context card without unsupported state-specific price claims.",
      "visualAlt": "Pennsylvania surrogacy law and cost-context visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "regional-cost-context-only",
        "no-state-specific-price-claims"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not publish a standalone Pennsylvania price article; use the state-law route as the owner and route cost-intent visitors to national cost and regional context tools.",
      "nextAction": "Keep the Pennsylvania state-law route refreshed with legal posture, source context, national-cost handoff, and regional-cost-context links.",
      "notes": "Resolved without state-specific pricing by using governed cost context only; no unsupported Pennsylvania quote or price band is published."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-009",
      "title": "Surrogate mother compensation in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "B-surrogate-acquisition",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/compensation/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/compensation/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/compensation.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/requirements/",
        "/surrogacy/application/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Compensation component chart using governed compensation guidance and caveat copy.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogate compensation component chart visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "claims-governance-compensation-range",
        "no-guaranteed-compensation-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Use the compensation page as the sole owner for surrogate compensation intent.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the compensation page with updated component framing and application handoff.",
      "notes": "Pair with article-020 as one consolidated compensation refresh."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-010",
      "title": "Surrogacy laws by state in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/laws-and-policies/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/laws-and-policies.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/data/state-laws.json",
        "/data/regional-surrogacy-index.json"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "National state-law map and source-freshness chart.",
      "visualAlt": "United States surrogacy law map and source-freshness visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "legal-source-freshness-audit-clean",
        "state-law-primary-source-panel"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh the state-law index with clearer source-freshness and state-detail handoffs.",
      "notes": "The existing state-law matrix is the canonical answer for this opportunity."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-011",
      "title": "How to finance surrogacy in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "C-intended-parent-legal-cost",
      "ownerRoute": "/intended-parents/financing/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/intended-parents/financing/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/intended-parents/financing.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/intended-parents/cost/",
        "/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "needs-refresh",
      "visualTreatment": "Financing stack diagram and payment-timing visual with no financing promise.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogacy financing stack and payment-timing visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "finance-copy-review",
        "no-lending-or-approval-promises"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh financing copy and cross-link cost/calculator routes.",
      "notes": "Avoid implying Patriot provides lending or financial advice."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-012",
      "title": "Surrogacy journey for intended parents in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "A-branded-jtbd",
      "ownerRoute": "/intended-parents/process/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/intended-parents/process/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/intended-parents/process.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/intended-parents/",
        "/intended-parents/cost/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Intended-parent journey timeline and handoff visual.",
      "visualAlt": "Intended-parent surrogacy journey timeline visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "process-copy-review",
        "no-guaranteed-timeline-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh process milestones and handoffs on the existing intended-parent process route.",
      "notes": "Annualized process content should strengthen the process route, not compete with it."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-013",
      "title": "How to use the surrogacy cost calculator",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "E-tool-guidance",
      "ownerRoute": "/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/index.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/intended-parents/cost/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "output-preview-implemented",
      "visualStatus": "data-visual",
      "visualTreatment": "Calculator output-state preview and budget-assumption handoff visual.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogacy cost calculator input and output preview visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "privacy-safe-output-preview",
        "calculator-assumption-copy-review"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Make the tool page the owner; do not publish a thin how-to article without real screenshots and worked examples.",
      "nextAction": "Keep worked examples and output-preview guidance on the tool page.",
      "notes": "Thin product-marketing copy is explicitly rejected by the plan."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-014",
      "title": "Surrogacy Ambassador Program",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "B-surrogate-acquisition",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/ambassador/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/ambassador/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/ambassador.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/application/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "needs-refresh",
      "visualTreatment": "Ambassador program pathway visual with referral disclosure and source basis.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogacy ambassador program pathway and referral disclosure visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "ambassador-terms-review",
        "referral-compensation-disclosure"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Continue strengthening the ambassador page with pathway copy and source-backed terms.",
      "notes": "Visible trust/source panels are already live; remaining work is route copy and conversion context."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-015",
      "title": "Surrogate requirements in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "B-surrogate-acquisition",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/requirements/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/requirements/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/requirements.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/application/",
        "/surrogacy/compensation/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Eligibility checklist visual and screening caveat card.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogate eligibility checklist and screening caveat visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "eligibility-criteria-review",
        "no-medical-advice-overreach"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh requirements copy and internal links to application/compensation.",
      "notes": "The requirements route is the canonical destination for this intent."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-016",
      "title": "How much does surrogacy cost in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "A-branded-jtbd",
      "ownerRoute": "/intended-parents/cost/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/intended-parents/cost/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/intended-parents/cost.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/",
        "/intended-parents/financing/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Cost component chart and budget timeline visual tied to governed program standards.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogacy cost component chart and budget timeline visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "program-standards-cost-range",
        "no-guaranteed-budget-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Use the intended-parent cost page as the sole owner for broad surrogacy-cost intent.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh cost page intro, chart context, and calculator handoff.",
      "notes": "Pair with article-021 as one consolidated cost refresh."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-017",
      "title": "Questions to ask a surrogacy agency before signing",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "A-branded-jtbd",
      "ownerRoute": "/tools/questions-to-ask/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/tools/questions-to-ask/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/tools/questions-to-ask/index.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/best-surrogacy-agency/",
        "/surrogacy-agencies/circle-surrogacy-alternatives/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Checklist preview and comparison worksheet visual.",
      "visualAlt": "Surrogacy agency questions checklist and comparison worksheet visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "comparison-claim-review",
        "tool-share-indexation-contract"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Use the existing checklist tool as the canonical owner and link comparison pages into it.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh tool guidance, comparison-page links, and share/output preview copy.",
      "notes": "This is better as a usable checklist than as a passive article."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-018",
      "title": "How much do egg donors get paid in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "D-egg-donor",
      "ownerRoute": "/egg-donor/compensation/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/egg-donor/compensation/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/egg-donor/compensation.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/egg-donor/requirements/",
        "/egg-donor/application/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "needs-refresh",
      "visualTreatment": "Egg donor compensation component chart with covered-expense visual.",
      "visualAlt": "Egg donor compensation component and covered-expense visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "claims-governance-egg-donor-compensation",
        "no-guaranteed-payment-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh egg donor compensation framing and internal links.",
      "notes": "Avoid unsupported payment guarantees or tax advice."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-019",
      "title": "Egg donor requirements in 2026",
      "decision": "refresh",
      "priorityTier": "D-egg-donor",
      "ownerRoute": "/egg-donor/requirements/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/egg-donor/requirements/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/egg-donor/requirements.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/egg-donor/process/",
        "/egg-donor/application/"
      ],
      "accessStatus": "repo-ready",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Donor eligibility checklist visual and screening-step card.",
      "visualAlt": "Egg donor eligibility checklist and screening-step visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "donor-eligibility-review",
        "medical-safety-copy-review"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Do not create a standalone commodity blog post unless this decision changes; keep search equity on the owner route.",
      "nextAction": "Refresh donor requirements copy and handoffs to process/application routes.",
      "notes": "The requirements route is the canonical owner."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-020",
      "title": "Surrogate compensation in 2026",
      "decision": "consolidate",
      "priorityTier": "B-surrogate-acquisition",
      "ownerRoute": "/surrogacy/compensation/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/surrogacy/compensation/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/surrogacy/compensation.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/surrogacy/application/"
      ],
      "consolidateInto": "article-009",
      "accessStatus": "consolidated-owner-route",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Consolidated compensation chart reused by the article-009 refresh.",
      "visualAlt": "Consolidated surrogate compensation visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "claims-governance-compensation-range",
        "no-guaranteed-compensation-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Merge with article-009 on the compensation route.",
      "nextAction": "Do not create a second compensation article; keep this intent consolidated in the compensation page refresh.",
      "notes": "Duplicate compensation topics should stay consolidated."
    },
    {
      "id": "article-021",
      "title": "How much does surrogacy cost",
      "decision": "consolidate",
      "priorityTier": "A-branded-jtbd",
      "ownerRoute": "/intended-parents/cost/",
      "canonicalRoute": "/intended-parents/cost/",
      "sourceFile": "src/pages/intended-parents/cost.astro",
      "supportingRoutes": [
        "/tools/surrogacy-cost-calculator/",
        "/intended-parents/financing/"
      ],
      "consolidateInto": "article-016",
      "accessStatus": "consolidated-owner-route",
      "visualStatus": "existing",
      "visualTreatment": "Consolidated cost chart reused by the article-016 refresh.",
      "visualAlt": "Consolidated surrogacy cost visual.",
      "governanceGates": [
        "program-standards-cost-range",
        "no-guaranteed-budget-language"
      ],
      "cannibalizationPolicy": "Merge with article-016 on the intended-parent cost route.",
      "nextAction": "Do not create a second broad cost article; keep this intent consolidated in the cost page refresh.",
      "notes": "Duplicate cost topics should stay consolidated."
    }
  ]
}