Sharing motherhood: biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication

Marina, S.; Marina, David; Marina, Fernando; Fosas, N.; Galiana, N.; Jové, I. C.

doi:10.1093/humrep/deq008

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“…A more technical approach to achieve equality is partner donation: one woman donates the eggs and the other carries the pregnancy (Pelka, 2009). This technique makes it possible for lesbian prospective parents to both participate biologically in the creation of a child (Dondorp, De Wert, & Janssens, 2010;Marina et al, 2010).…”

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Parental (in)equality and the genetic link in lesbian families

Raes

Parys

Provoost

et al. 2014

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Objective: In this qualitative study, we investigate how lesbian couples experience and deal with the difference in genetic relatedness in their family. Background: Previous research showed that lesbian couples handle the difference with regard to genetic relatedness by, for instance, creating a narrative about physical resemblances or by focusing on the social bond and its influence on children. Methods: The findings are based on qualitative in-depth interviews with 10 lesbian couples who had at least one donor-conceived child aged 7-10. Results: The difference with regard to the genetic link brought up complex and context-specific experiences for these parents. Generally, the genetic link was described as irrelevant: equality between both parents was presented as a given. However, some experiences of difference due to the presence of one genetic link were found. In these accounts, the genetic link was described as a valuable extra that created an inequality between them as parents. Conclusion: The findings show that these mothers have a complex attitude towards genetic relatedness

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Parental (in)equality and the genetic link in lesbian families

Raes

Parys

Provoost

et al. 2014

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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“…In some countries, it is possible to have a fertilized oocyte from one partner transferred to the other partner after IVF treatment (Marina et al, 2010;Pelka, 2009). This path to parenthood offers shared biological parenthood for two women, with one genetic mother and one birth mother.…”

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Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Malmquist

2015

Linköping Studies in Behavioural Science

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To my children, Emil, Nils, Myran and Tove Färgen på barns ögon kommer från arvet, glittret i barns ögon kommer från miljön.The colour of children's eyes comes from nature, the sparkle in children's eyes comes from nurture. AbstractOptions and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. The present thesis focuses on families where two women share legal parenthood of their children. It aims to provide knowledge about lesbian parenting couples and their children, and to focus on the interplay between family members within lesbian families, and between family members and their surroundings. Furthermore, the thesis aims to visualize and analyse notions of heteronormativity and homonormativity in contemporary Sweden. The thesis draws on interviews with 118 parents in 61 families, and 12 children in 11 families. The participants' stories, descriptions, reflections and discourses have been analysed using discursive psychology and thematic analysis.The thesis includes five empirical papers. Paper I focuses on encounters with healthcare professionals prior to and during pregnancy, at childbirth and during the early stages of parenthood. Paper II deals with the participants' experiences of second-parent adoption processes. Paper III focuses on equality in parenting relations. Paper IV focuses on encounters with fertility clinics within public healthcare. Paper V highlights the children's reflections and shows how the children talk about fathers and donors.

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“…Marina et al (2010) describe the use of this technique in Spain between 2007 and 2009. Thompson (2005, p. 154), Mamo (2010, p. 113) and Pelka (2009) mention similar procedures that took place in the United States with legal recognition that both women were mothers.…”

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“…Through this technique, a woman provides the eggs for fertilization with spermatozoa from an anonymous donor, and her partner receives the embryos and gestates them (Marina et al, 2010). The use of this technique has generated the greatest number of requests made by lesbians to private medical services, besides being a result of suggestions from such professionals when lesbians had no prior information about the procedure.…”

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Sharing motherhood in lesbian reproductive practices

Machin

2014

BioSocieties

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This article explores the experience of lesbians seeking gestation by means of reproductive technologies involving donor insemination and two biological mothers: one who provides the eggs and the other who carries the embryo in her womb. This model is called Reception of Oocytes from Partner (ROPA). This article considers the processes that are required for this procedure in Brazil. It is a study carried out from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with five lesbian couples in Sao Paulo, in 2011. Cultural changes in the paths to the construction of a family by means of biomedicine can be characterized by the formulation of a reflective style of project that repeatedly reconsiders the data in search of its ultimate feasibility. The study reveals the desire to involve both partners, the importance of donor health history and the connection to the families of origin.

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Sharing motherhood: biological lesbian co-mothers, a new IVF indication

Abstract: In countries where the ROPA technique is legal, it offers lesbian couples a more favourable route, involving both partners, to start a family, and doctors who treat lesbian couples must be sensitive to this new family model.

Cited by 77 publications

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Parental (in)equality and the genetic link in lesbian families

Parental (in)equality and the genetic link in lesbian families

Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

Sharing motherhood in lesbian reproductive practices

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