Lesbian couple create a child who is deaf like them.
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A deaf lesbian couple who sought a sperm donor with a family history of deafness in order to have a child they hoped would be deaf have attracted a lot of criticism. They have been criticised for deliberately creating a deaf child, for denying their child a hearing aid, and for raising the child in a homosexual household.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical ethics
دوره 28 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002