[ken5050]

Is it curious that this story, about a New Jersey gay couple, comes out of the London papers, and NOT a US paper....has anyone done a search?

[Notwithstanding]

Lexis/Nexis Searcch:

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1.	Herald Sun,  April 9, 2002, Tuesday,  NEWS; Pg. 7,  549 words,  Baby Gauvin was born to be deaf  ... Gauvin as a deaf child. "I understand where they are coming from," he ...  ... parents would like to have a deaf child, but most of them take what they ...  ... Mr Rope said the lesbian couple would not consider their son was disadvantaged. "Deaf people, quite rightly, ...

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2.	DAILY MAIL (London),  April 8, 2002,  536 words  ... born deaf because that is what a lesbian couple wanted. Gauvin ...  ... McCullough's parents, who have been deaf since birth, went to extraordinary lengths to ensure their child would share their disability. They have even ...

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3.	Courier Mail,  April 6, 2002, Saturday,  NEWS; Pg. 4,  367 words,  Lesbians admit plan to create deaf child,  Chris Griffith  DEAFNESS (92%); GAYS & LESBIANS (90%); PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS ( ...  ... DISEASES & DISORDERS (90%); CHILDREN (78%); REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ( ...

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4.	PR Newswire,  April 1, 2002, Monday,  WASHINGTON DATELINE,  360 words,  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, April 1  ... DC-FRC-LsbianDeafChld; Children's Related News; Women's Related News GAYS & LESBIANS (91%); DEAFNESS (90%); CHILDREN (69%);

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5.	The Washington Post,  March 31, 2002, Sunday, Final Edition,  MAGAZINE; Pg. W22,  8702 words,  A World of Their Own; In the eyes of his parents, if Gauvin Hughes McCullough turns out to be deaf, that will be just perfect,  Liza Mundy  ... once had but dismissed: to have children. She assumed they couldn't, not because they were deaf but because they were lesbians. It is not Candy's ...

[I still care]

I think the WA Post had a very long article on this, several pages supposedly very compassionate to the witches. I am not sure, this is just what I seem to remember.

[weegee]

There are a number of groups who appear to have championed this couple.

Here's the first birth announcement:
Deaf Queer Resource Center (this is no joke and from the mother herself):

Proud to Announce New Addition
* SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT *
Production: "Sleepless in North Bethesda"
Starring: Jehanne Celeste (JC) Duchesneau
Date: Time: Weight:
Aug 30, 3:03 6 lbs.
1996 PM 6 oz.
Producer: Sharon Duchesneau
Co-Directors: Jan DeLap & Candy McCullough
Supporting Cast: Beau & Roux (cats)
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From "In The Life"'s 2001 series guide (a PBS series) "IN THE LIFE is a national television series in a newsmagazine format that reports on gay and lesbian issues and culture. IN THE LIFE broadcasts on over 130 public television stations nationwide, including all of the top 20 viewer markets, reaching over one million viewers per episode.":
In the Life TV 10th Anniversary Season

Deaf and Outspoken

This story introduces two deaf couples from the gay and lesbian communities who know the challenges of being both gay and hearing impaired. Partners Sharon Duchesneau and Candace McCullough are both deaf. Robert Rourke is deaf, while his partner, Edward Aldrich is hearing. We also meet the men's two deaf Dalmatians, who have been taught to respond to sign language. Through their unique experiences, ITL explores issues such as parenting, prejudice, and identity within the gay community.

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Link to the Washington Post article/interview (31March2001):

A World of Their Own In the eyes of his parents, if Gauvin Hughes McCullough turns out to be deaf, that will be just perfect

Please limit your quotes from the WP article if anyone chooses to read it as there is a restriction on FR's use of WP material. There is this tidbit about their employment: "both professionals in the mental health field". The inmates seem to be running the asylum these days.

One more quote: "And in many cases, the aim is to produce not so much a superior baby as a specific baby. A white baby. A black baby. A boy. A girl."

In China, where parents are restricted to one child, there are parents who will abort a girl child (or drown her soon afterwards). But then, we can't question the actions of parents who only want to produce a "specific" baby.