A former lesbian couple and the man who donated sperm all have parental rights, according to a Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling April 30. Jennifer Shultz and Jodilynn Jacob lived together for about six years, according to the court opinion. Jacob adopted two young nephews and gave birth to two children. The father is Carl Frampton, a friend of Schultz.
After the lesbian couple split, lower courts found Jacob and Frampton to be biological parents, and Schultz to be a de facto parent with visitation rights. The Superior Court ruled that both Frampton and Schultz are required to pay child support.
“Those of us who believe that marriage and family are under assault had better hang on to our hats because, thanks to the courts, multiple parenthood is on its way,” said Carrie Gordon Earll, senior director of issues analysis for Focus on the Family Action. “This case represents the legal equivalent of ‘parental polygamy’ — yet another social experiment being promoted by the courts.
“No longer content with demands for legalizing same-sex unions, homosexual activists now want to redefine parenthood, as well as marriage,” she said. “Once courts begin to recognize group parenting, group marriage can't be far behind.”
