Lesbian couple engaged in 'informal' sperm and egg donor arrangement Twin girls now have birth mother, an adoptive mother, a biological mother and an anonymous father Case described by Christian Medical Fellowship as a 'disturbing harbinger'
By Louise Eccles
Published: 19:27 EST, 2 May 2014 | Updated: 09:57 EST, 3 May 2014
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Lady Justice Black, pictured, described the case as 'very sad' while sitting in the court of appeal
Twin five-year-old girls who effectively have three mothers are at the centre of a fierce custody battle between the two lesbians who brought them into the world.
The children live with their birth mother but were conceived from eggs donated by her ex-partner and later adopted by her current partner.
Under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, the egg donor has no legal status as a parent.
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