[skr]

It could be read as her daughter and her partner, as well. Nevertheless, we don't know her story, although she certainly comes across as a cold woman.

The sister-in-law is incorrect about there being no risks to the donor. Something made her change her mind.

[Heatseeker]

It's PC in the mainstream media to replace the term 'husband' and 'wife' with 'partner'. I see it all the time now. The idea is probably to encourage people to believe there are many more gay couples than there actually are, or as a backlash against efforts to resist the redefinition of marriage.

In this case I don't think we can even assume sis and her 'partner' are not husband and wife.