Background
Professor Joseph Morrissey, a lawyer, and his partner are in a committed, monogamous, homosexual relationship. This has been legal in the United States since 2015. However, legal as it may be for same-sex couples to get married, the practical aspects of biology dictate that they cannot create a child without a third party.
Joseph Morrissey and his partner considered adopting, but at the time in 2010 the state of Florida made adoption illegal for homosexuals. Morally, they could not conceive a baby, but lawfully, they could use a surrogate. That ended up costing about $100,000 over the course of several years.
