Gay male couples increasingly are coming to the conclusion that their homosexuality need not prevent them from becoming fathers and planning a family together. Many are turning to reproductive medical centers for help in their quest for fatherhood.
We believe that gay-father families deserve the same attention (and lack of discrimination) in their care that other couples, lesbian and heterosexual, receive in fertility centers around the world.
Further, research on gay fathers has demonstrated that gay men are motivated to become fathers for the same reasons as heterosexual men and that they are generally loving and nurturing parents.
REFERENCE: Gay male couples and assisted reproduction: should we assist?
Dorothy A. Greenfeld, M.S.W. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Gay male couples seeking fatherhood through assisted reproduction deserve the same attention to care that other couples, lesbian and heterosexual, receive at fertility centers throughout the country. (Fertil Steril_ 2007;88:18–20._2007 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine).
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