Sarah and Emily believed for years that they were only connected by a long-standing friendship, shared lifestyles and the desire to become mothers together, but one call from a genetic clinic changed everything they thought they knew about themselves, their family and their children who were yet to come into the world.
Two women, close to almost their entire lives, decided to achieve a pregnancy with the help of the same sperm donor so that their children would have a joint biological father. The plan seemed simple and emotional at first glance: Sarah and Emily wanted their future children to grow up together, as a family they built themselves after a series of disappointments in their private lives. Instead, the medical procedure led them to discovery that no one expected.
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Their story begins long before pregnancy. Sarah, who was 32 at the time, and Emily, a year younger, knew each other almost since childhood. Together, they grew up, went to school, went through first loves, disappointments, and important milestones that people usually remember with those closest to them. Their families were often said to be as close as sisters, although none of them suspected that this claim might be much closer to the truth than anyone might have assumed.
