Original sentence: Addressing moral, legal and ethical issues, Janine wins the custody battle after a video tape surfaces in which Sandy expressed her love for both Janine and Heather and her wish for them to stay together.Based on a true story, the movie involves a lesbian couple yearning for a family of their own.Janine Nielsen (Brooke Shields) and her partner, Sandy Cataldi (Cherry Jones), elect to have a baby via artificial insemination with Sandy as the biological mother.Janine lets the Cataldis know that they are welcome and that she wants them to be a part of Heather's life.Sandy discovers she has lupus when she almost collapses at their daughter Heather's christening.Sandy's parents (Anne Meara and Al Waxman) sue to gain custody of the child.They handle the disease as a family for several years until Sandy dies
Edited sentence: A happy lesbian yearning for a family of their own, Janine Nielsen (Brooke Shields) and her partner, Sandy Cataldi (Cherry Jones), elect to have a baby via artificial insemination, with Sandy as the biological mother.Janine is plunged into a legal hell by Sandy's parents (Anne Meara and Al Waxman), who sue to gain custody of the child.Janine patches things up with the Cataldis by letting them know that they are welcome & that she wants them to be a part of Heather's life.Janine wins the custody battle after a video tape surfaces in which Sandy expressed her love for both Janine & Heather and her wish for them to stay together.Poignantly addressing a myriad of moral, legal, and ethical issues.Shortly after the pregnancy it is discovered that Sandy has lupus when she almost collapses at their daughter, Heather's christening.The movie is based on a true story.They handle the disease as a family but after several years Sandy (Cherry Jones) dies