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== Same-sex procreation ==

If created, a "female sperm" cell could fertilize an egg cell, a procedure that, among other potential applications, might enable female [[same-sex couple]]s to produce a child who would be the biological offspring of their two mothers. It is also claimed that production of female sperm may stimulate a woman to be both the mother and father (similar to asexual reproduction) of an offspring produced by her own sperm. Many queries, both ethical and moral, arise over these arguments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/1176449611|title=Early-stage sperm cells created|publisher=[[Newcastle University]]|date=2007-04-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109045059/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/1176449611|archive-date=2013-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1548492/Women-may-be-able-to-grow-own-sperm.html|title=Women may be able to grow own sperm|date=2007-04-14|publisher=Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Roger | last=Highfield | access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pierretristam.com/Bobst/07/wf041307a.htm|title=The prospect of all-female conception|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=2007-04-13|location=London|first=Steve|last=Connor|access-date=2010-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106164544/http://pierretristam.com/Bobst/07/wf041307a.htm|archive-date=2011-01-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11601-bone-stem-cells-turned-into-primitive-sperm-cells.html|title=Bone stem cells turned into primitive sperm cells|publisher=[[New Scientist]]|date=2007-04-13}}</ref>