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A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel the growing national debate over the definition of motherhood and might force state lawmakers to reconsider a 19-year-old law regarding the rights of sperm and egg donors. One partner donated an egg that was fertilized and implanted in the other. That woman gave birth in 2004, nine years into their relationship. The couple separated two years later, and the birth mother eventually left Florida with the child without telling her former lover.