Birds do it. Bees do it. So why not single women and lesbians?

Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 216-226

  Robinson, Bambi E S ^a  

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EID: 0345941945     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8519.00060     Document Type: Article

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5. Here I am discussing only those people with reasonably stable personalities who would make, at least, adequate parents. I am not considering people such as child abusers.
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