Reply to: oops you know it was going to happen

[NotAllThere]

not necessarily. the bible tells me so

Only a couple of times.

what does being gay have to do with it?...

If a couple are gay they can't (at the moment) both contribute DNA. The other 50% must come from another source, of the opposite sex.

[vetran]

Which makes me think, what kind of a f**ked up neighbourhood will be against mixed race baby but having no issues with a lesbian couple...

shot!

[AtW]

Their argument seems to be "We live in a racist society. Now we're exposed to that, we want compensation."

They also live in a highly litigious society...

[sal]

what does being gay have to do with it?

They asked for a little white baby.

Which makes me think, what kind of a f**ked up neighbourhood will be against mixed race baby but having no issues with a lesbian couple...

[vetran]

If you were gay and had a baby via a surrogate mother, and the donor egg was from a non-Caucasian woman, that'd be no different from if you were not gay and had a child with a non-Caucasian woman. The other 50% of the DNA must come from somewhere.

what does being gay have to do with it?

They asked for a little white baby.

[GlenW]

not necessarily. the bible tells me so

But you have to be Jewess called Mary who is married to a very gullible man.

[EternalOptimist]

If you were gay and had a baby via a surrogate mother, and the donor egg was from a non-Caucasian woman, that'd be no different from if you were not gay and had a child with a non-Caucasian woman. The other 50% of the DNA must come from somewhere.

not necessarily. the bible tells me so

[NotAllThere]

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I'm not sure I would cope with having a brown baby via IVF both being white, conversely I'm not sure I would want a white baby if both Brown. it would be a very challenging situation.

If you were gay and had a baby via a surrogate mother, and the donor egg was from a non-Caucasian woman, that'd be no different from if you were not gay and had a child with a non-Caucasian woman. The other 50% of the DNA must come from somewhere.

[ASB]

I hope the US shows similar sense. Children are a blessing. Plenty of children need adoption/fostering. Mrs BP and I want to do this - but the red-tape involved puts us off..

It's a fairly intrusive process; rightly so. Takes quite some time too. About 9 months and now nearly there.

[EternalOptimist]

Their argument seems to be "We live in a racist society. Now we're exposed to that, we want compensation."

aye. imagine the conversation

'Hey babe, what do the instructions say ?'
'erm...difficult to read, Kunte Kinte I think'
'No worries babe, I will be very kinte'

[vetran]

Their argument seems to be "We live in a racist society. Now we're exposed to that, we want compensation."

Mrs V is a child minder, we frequently go out with a multi coloured brood. The reactions are amusing, sometimes worrying. They are all kids and beautiful in their own way.

I'm not sure I would cope with having a brown baby via IVF both being white, conversely I'm not sure I would want a white baby if both Brown. it would be a very challenging situation.

[NotAllThere]

Their argument seems to be "We live in a racist society. Now we're exposed to that, we want compensation."

[original PM]

A child is for life...

not just for xmas


this is the big problem with 'designer' babies - real people who want to be parents do not care about the colour of their off springs hair.

unless they are ginger mind you that is always a bit devastating for the parents.

[BrilloPad]

In the UK a couple once sued as his vasectomy did not work. The judge told them that children are a blessing(he has clearly not met my children!) and dismissed the claim.

I hope the US shows similar sense. Children are a blessing. Plenty of children need adoption/fostering. Mrs BP and I want to do this - but the red-tape involved puts us off.

And our initial request was turned down as ex-mrs-bp has a kidney transplant that might fail and the twins might live with us. The children are 13 and can look after themselves and her. I they did move in with us we have a 6 bedroom house with bedroom for each of them as well as foster children.

And fostering still claim they are desperate for foster parents.

I suppose its the usual government incompetency.

[sal]

Only took them 3 years to realise they need to sue... money grabbing #$%&* I don't defend the clinic that have obviously made a mistake but...