Abstract
The late Lawrence Kohlberg of Harvard University advanced a universal theory of moral development in 1969. Carol Gilligan, a colleague, has challenged his theory by suggesting that women and men may approach moral issues from differing perspectives. This study tests her theory by evaluating the moral reasoning of 76 undergraduate students regarding the issue of custody in the famous Baby “M” surrogacy case. Each was asked to indicate why custody should be awarded to either the biological mother, Mary Beth Whitehead, or the biological father, William Stem. This article explores the two moral perspectives that emerged and discusses their implications for both sexuality education and the larger society.