> >But the British government's Child Support Agency has > >begun >>docking his pay to force him to contribute to the >>children's >>upbringing because the lesbian couple have split up. ... > > The problem goes deeper than that when you read a full > article. Part of it > is that the lesbian 'father' did not adopt the child. The problem certainly does go far deeper than that. There are so many potential social, moral, legal, societal and ethical issues here that you could keep a whole society busy with such issues fir millenia. So far anyway :-). Russell -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist