There are many forms of family. In the decades since adoption practices have changed significantly, and adoption has become a way for increasingly various populations to form families. In a New York Time article, talks about lesbians choose to have their own babies mostly by artificial insemination. Also, lawyers are involved to make custody agreements to insure legal rights of lesbian mothers.
Some lesbians have previous marriage histories before they have become homosexuals. The article indicates that there is not enough evidence to show whether children rise by homosexuals parents could lead to other problems. However, some clinicians predict that some children who are raised by homosexuals may have difficulty in intimate relationships with opposite sex.
Dr. Callahan, a psychologist pinpoints the concern of many lesbian parents that their children will be victims of prejudice against homosexual people. Yet, this concern did not prevent many lesbian women from having their own children.
This article is related to this class because it shows homosexual families’ parent-child relationship and kin connection. Also, it reveals the construction of implied (racial and cultural) bio-genetic links between donor-conceived children and co-mothers, and to co-mothers’ extended families. In the class we also discuss about the new reproductive technologies has raised important questions about the psychological consequences for children as well as family relationships and the social and emotional development of children. In addition, questions about whether not to share the circumstances of the child’s conception with their child. If it is necessary for the child to know the truth about how he/she came to be part of his/her family.
