From the article, ostrich!:
"In this scenario, eggs would be surgically removed from each woman, altered and combined in a laboratory dish to produce an embryo that could be implanted in one of the women and carried to term. Each female parent would contribute equally to the child's genetic makeup, and the absence of male chromosomes would result in daughters only."
"Female reproduction without a male, known as parthenogenesis, raises its own ethical dilemmas, but "if the option were available, many lesbian couples would want to explore the possibility," said Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco.
She noted that lesbians and gay men might want children biologically related to them for the same reasons as heterosexual couples, despite the acceptance of adoption and other alternative family forms. One critical factor, she added, is that a biologically unrelated parent may have less legal standing in the event of a breakup."
It's only a matter of time.. |
