Families With Children Without A Genetic Or Gestational Link To Their Parents Are Functioning Well
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 21:14
in Psychology & Sociology
The emotional well-being of families where children lack a genetic or gestational link to one or both of their parents -- where the children have been conceived through surrogacy, egg donation or donor insemination -- has long been a subject of debate. Now, scientists have shown that relationships within such families appear to be functioning well, and that there are few differences between them and families in whom children were conceived naturally.