The two women in the case were in a committed relationship that started in 1995 and lasted about 17 years. One of them gave birth to a child in 2002 and to twins in 2004, both times by insemination from an anonymous donor. The other partner had adopted the children in a Georgia court, which had allowed a step-parent like adoption. They raised the children together...
Read MoreSame sex couples have been able to have children for many years either through means of artificial insemination, gestational surrogacy or adoption of a child by one of the partners. However, in such situations the law traditionally would only recognize the parental rights of one of the partners to the child. This has created some thorny legal issues when such...
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