SHT - Uh-oh... Men no longer required to make babies...

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Obsolescence of the Male?

Lesbian couples 'could have own baby'

Scientists at the Reproductive Genetics Institute in Chicago have devised a way to create "artificial sperm" from any cell in a woman's body which can be used to fertilise another woman's egg.

Won't paste the whole article, interesting stuff... the family jewels just lost some value...

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002

Answers

Carl,

The family jewels are just fine. Most of us prefer it the old fashioned way. ;)

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002


Well, personally I'm disturbed about losing our monopoly on sperm. And now I'll never be able to retire out to stud for lesbians wanting to have a baby... sniff... :(

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002

I think the sperm banks will be around for a while longer...

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002

Yeah, but instead of paying for deposits, it'll be unused donations...

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002

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