Transsexual hopes for baby
A transsexual is reportedly hoping to have a baby with his lesbian girlfriend using sperm which he froze before his operation.
The London couple are said to have flown to the US because they want to use embryo screening to ensure the baby is a girl, a process illegal in Britain.
The Brisbane Courier-Mail says the arrangement means the child will have two "mothers", even though one will be her biological father.
It says family campaigners described the situation as "abhorrent".
"Trying to explain this riddle to a young child who is bound to ask, 'Who am I and where do I come from?' is a recipe for confusion," former Liberal Democrat MP Lord Alton said.
A transsexual is reportedly hoping to have a baby with his lesbian girlfriend using sperm which he froze before his operation.
The London couple are said to have flown to the US because they want to use embryo screening to ensure the baby is a girl, a process illegal in Britain.
The Brisbane Courier-Mail says the arrangement means the child will have two "mothers", even though one will be her biological father.
It says family campaigners described the situation as "abhorrent".
"Trying to explain this riddle to a young child who is bound to ask, 'Who am I and where do I come from?' is a recipe for confusion," former Liberal Democrat MP Lord Alton said.
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