http://www.proudparenting.com/node/389 Comments for "Lesbians and Donor Insemination" en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/389#comment-11229 <p>even a known donor insemination contract will not hold up in court. it is only used to state the intentions at the time of the donation. </p> <p>unless you are 100% sure that this won't be an issue, i would encourage everyone to use a bank. </p> <p>using a known donor is just as expensive as a bank, if you handle the known donor relationship properly. and by properly, i mean hiring an attorney for both yourself and the donor and drafting a contract. </p> <p>be blessed. </p> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:05:03 -0700 giggleblue comment 11229 at http://www.proudparenting.com http://www.proudparenting.com/node/389 <p>"For the most part, if a woman purchases anonymous donor sperm from a sperm bank, the donor will not have any legal rights to the child. This is the safest way for a single woman or a lesbian couple to assure that no one other than them will have parental rights." <a href="http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/families/a/DonorInseminate.htm" target=_"blank">So says Deborah H. Wald</a>, a San Francisco Bay Area attorney specializing in family formation law, as she explains the legal parameters of lesbians having babies.</p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/389#comments donor sperm Insemination sperm bank women&#039;s health Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:12:14 -0800 Community Editor 389 at http://www.proudparenting.com