Bill Johnson made donations without wife's knowledge while in New Zealand
(NEWSER) - In his failed quest to become governor of Alabama, Bill Johnson campaigned against gay marriage in 2009—but he has been secretly donating sperm to lesbian couples in New Zealand since. Johnson headed to the country this year to aid in earthquake recovery; it was his desire to father children that drove him to donate without telling his wife, who has three kids from a previous relationship and had a hysterectomy in advance of their 2004 wedding. Or so he told the New Zealand Herald , which found that Johnson has discussed donating sperm with at least nine women, three of whom have become pregnant. The urge to procreate is "a need that I have," he told the paper. More»
