1.  What do you learn about Katrina Clark in this article?

2.  What coping mechanisms did Katrina use to deal with the complete absence of a father? (para. 7)

3.  Clinical psychologist Joann Paley Galst recently completed her own review of more than 100 studies of families built through gamete (reproductive cell) donation, surrogacy, and lesbian parenting. She concluded: "I don't think we have evidence that the families that have been created [using reproductive technologies] are doing such a disservice to the children."
Katrina Clark says "But that's not the issue. The issue is adults making life-altering decisions for their children that are in the adults' best interests as opposed to what's in the best interests of the child." (para. 15)
With whom do you agree?  Why?

4.  In paragraph 16, Katrina Clark says "Many people in the medical, scientific, and legislative communities are not listening to us."  Why do you think this is so?

5.  For each of the following, state whether you support or oppose the idea. Explain your answers:

• artificial insemination
• donor-conception biology 
• adoption

6.  Are your views from question #3 the same for each of the following prospective parents?  Why or why not?
--heterosexual single parent
--homosexual single parent
--same-sex couple
--heterosexual unmarried couple
--heterosexual married couple