Bits and Pieces

Back in China, I had an eye-opening conversation with a girlfriend about a new family trend emerging in tier 1 and 2 cities.

She shared that some close female friends (not just lesbians) are exploring an unconventional approach to motherhood: choosing to conceive using sperm from the same donor to have children who are biologically connected as siblings, despite being raised in different single-mother households.

The reasoning behind this is fascinating. Many Chinese women, especially in urban a...