Broody woman forced 14-year-old daughter to become pregnant

A woman desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge has said.

In a ruling reported for the first time yesterday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved in “a wicked and selfish way” that almost defied belief.

The judge said the woman, an American divorcee living in Britain with three adopted children, was prevented from adopting a fourth.