The Lichy parents, who are deaf along with their child, want to have another child and raise it in deaf culture. However, new UK legislation may prevent them from obtaining an egg with the deaf gene from a bank, as the law considers deafness a defect. While the legislation is controversial, as most deaf people do not see themselves as a community like the Lichy family, it remains unclear if the family will be allowed to keep a deaf egg if screened and found to have the gene.