a. Isn’t it true that the child in the Johnson case has three biological parents, two of whom are mothers? Why couldn’t there be a three-parent solution to this case?

b. Do you think a gestational mother can bond with her child prenatally? If so, would this be relevant to Anna Johnson’s claim to be declared the natural or legal mother?

c. Do you think that a gestational mother makes a substantial or significant contribution to the birth of a child? If so, why not determine who the legal/natural parent is on the basis of whether it would be in the best interests of the child to be with the gestational mother or with the intended genetic mother?

Since both have serious claims, why shouldn’t the test be: Who would make the better parent?

d. Assume that California had adopted the Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act (Alternative A). How would the Johnson case have been decided under this Act?