The question of what it means to be a parent has never been simple. But three recent cases highlight just how complicated things can get””and how inconsistent the courts have been in weighing genetic parenthood against the deals struck by would-be parents (gay and straight) with their partners….
The article is interesting. The combox discussion at the linked site is worth looking at to make sure you really want to link to it (it occasionally is extremely vulgar).
This presents many interesting cases. One has to be careful to choose a principle, rather than a desired outcome, to apply to the cases, as reversed cases are surely likely to present in future (as he argues in the Vermont case of the lesbian former couple).