As a woman who hopes one day to have a child and raise said child with another woman, I see nothing wrong with two people raising theur child together. Artificial insemination would not be "using" a man and it would give two women a child of their own, without having to adopt. It would still be genetically related to one woman, and could still share characteristics with the other, if they selected a donor with comparable body type and characteristics. I feel that two loving parents can raise a healthy normal child capable of making its own decision and growing up to be a capable adult, regardless of the gender of said parents. Single parents raise children all the time, both genders do not need to be present. And if a child needs a good role model of the opposite gender, I'm sure there would be a good friend willing to serve as "uncle" or "godfather" if a masculine influence is needed.
