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Lucy Durnin – from U.K.’s Pink News<\/strong><\/a> – is reporting that an Irish gay man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple has lost his legal bid for guardianship to his biological child.<\/p>\n

The man filed the proposal in court although he signed an agreement that he would not seek the role of father but – instead – act as a ‘uncle’ and have access to the child at the discretion of the couple.<\/p>\n

In its comments about the case, the Court referenced the growing number of same-sex couples who are becoming parents. Durnin reports:<\/p>\n

“[Justice John Hedigan] said that judging by the evidence presented to the court, situations of same sex couples wishing to bear a child are occurring with greater frequency throughout the world than might have previously been thought.”<\/p>\n

And:<\/p>\n

“He stated that there was nothing in Irish law to suggest that a family composed of two women and a child had any lesser right to be recognized as a de facto family than an unmarried man and a woman with a child.”<\/p>\n

Image: pinknews.co.uk<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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