In 2004, a lesbian couple in Brevard County, Florida decided to have a child together. The fertilized egg from one was implanted in the other. Two years after the child's birth, the couple separated and the birthmother fled to Australia with the child.
The custody battle over the child, who is now 8, is waiting to be reviewed by the Florida Supreme Court. A trial judge already ruled that the woman who donated her egg technically gave up her right to the child under Florida law. However, the judge said he hoped the decision would be overturned in a higher court as the couple had obviously intended to raise the child jointly.
