Washington Post Profiles Lesbian Couple Seeking To Manufacture A Deaf Child

FRC | 1 Apr | FRC

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Washington Post Profiles Lesbian Couple Seeking To Manufacture A Deaf Child

"This reduces the father to a mere inseminator, raises the prospects of donor shopping and designer genes, and turns a baby into a trophy," says FRC's Ken Connor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a cover story for their Sunday magazine the Washington Post featured an 11-page profile of a lesbian couple that has done all they can to ensure their newborn son will be deaf. Sharon Duchesneau and her partner Candace McCullough, both of whom are deaf, specifically sought out a sperm donor with a history of deafness in his family to increase the chances of their son being deaf.

The women's local sperm bank would not help them because congenital deafness is a trait that disqualifies a potential donor. The couple then sought out their own donor due to their belief that it would be easier for them to raise the child if it were deaf.

"This couple has effectively decided that their desire to have a deaf child is of more concern to them than is the burden they are placing on their son," said Connor. "To intentionally give a child a disability, in addition to all the disadvantages that come as a result of being raised in a homosexual household, is incredibly selfish."

The Post story says the women deny they are "trying" to have a deaf child, even though McCullough admits as much by saying, "I would say that we wanted to increase our chances of having a baby who is deaf."

"These women are taking the idea of creating so-called 'designer babies' to a horrible new level," said Connor. "We've seen many parents try to ensure they create children possessing a certain trait, however, this couple has sought to create a child so that he does not possess a certain trait-in this case, the ability to hear."

"One can only hope that this practice of intentionally manufacturing disabled children in order to fit the lifestyles of the parents will not progress any further," said Connor. "The places this slippery slope could lead to are frightening."

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

IF one could increase the odds of having a gay child, would they've tried that too?

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I guess that just aint a trait you can manufacture?????

[Young Rhino]

IF one could increase the odds of having a gay child, would they've tried that too?

Did anyone call Trent Lott's office to see if he has been asked to donate to the cause?

[Uncle Miltie]

Homosexuality has no monopoly on stupidity; this is LIBERALISM at work.

[potlatch]

"To intentionally give a child a disability, in addition to all the disadvantages that come as a result of being raised in a homosexual household, is incredibly selfish."

Selfish isn't the word for it! It's sick, and there should be a law against it. Hopefully there is or soon will be!! I developed severe hearing loss at an early age, and it hampers your life.

[RangeRatt]

Washington Post featured an 11-page profile of a lesbian couple that has done all they can to ensure their newborn son will be deaf.

Still another shining example of why some animals eat their young.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I wonder what Rosie thinks of these wonderful parents to be.

[kaylar]

You watch ; these two cows will find plenty of supporters. When some deaf people saw the success Blacks, Hispanics, and others were having with raced-based power ploys (Affirmative Action, hate crimes legislation, etc) it "inspired" some of them to define themselves as "a people", the "Deaf community". These are the people who say that hearing aids=genocide! Even money these females will find supporters in the PC crowd who'll be afraid NOT to say it's their "right" .

[Bogey78O]

I hope their child grows up with perfect hearing and total hatred of them and their ideology.

[breakem]

How's the kid gonna listen to Melissa Ethridge CDs?

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

WHy aren't they trying to manuafacture a baby dyke? I thought the trait was genetic.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

That one broke Bunker up a little.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I hope their child grows up with perfect hearing and total hatred of them and their ideology.

Plus ears like Prince Charles.

[bluesagewoman]

We had a deaf couple around the corner from us for years. They had 5 hearing kids. The children were beautiful, talented, courteous and smart. They helped me with my sign language. I would never consider that deaf couple as handicapped with all they accomplished within the community and their family. (Of course, they were male and female.)

[malamute]

any doctor that would be a party to something like this would have his license to practice medicine revoked.