Whenever possible a child should not be denied the right to both a mother and father and the State should not implement policies, for the sake of modernity, which create artificial constructs where a child will be fatherless or motherless.
How can a child have 2 fathers or 2 mothers?
I mean surely they have to have at least one of each as a bare minimum anyway
Fine. two female parents or two male parents. Unless you believe you can't be a parent unless you have personally conceived the child.
It comes back to who would the change benefit and who is the change being brought about for. The childs needs are taking a back seat to those of the adult gay community.
Suppose you have a lesbian couple who want to have a child. They find a man who is willing to provide sperm but who also wants to be a part of the child's life. One of the lesbian's decides to get pregnant by this man (through IVF or naturally or whatever)
Then suppose the woman who bore the child dies.
Who should get custody of the child?
That's fair enough Sunny
However, I'm just curious about what people think should happen
How are the childs needs taking a back seat to those of the adult gay community unless you believe that Gay people only want to adopt or have children for selfish reasons and wouldn't be as good parents as straight couples?
Suppose you have a lesbian couple who want to have a child. They find a man who is willing to provide sperm but who also wants to be a part of the child's life. One of the lesbians decides to get pregnant by this man (through IVF or naturally or whatever)
Then suppose the woman who bore the child dies.
Who should get custody of the child?
I presume everyone who wants to adopt is doing it for selfish reasons. People want a child, i doubt if many would say that I want to adopt purely because a child will be better off with me than without. Why would a gay couple want to adopt if not for the fact that they want a family for themselves.
They accept that they physically can't? That is my opinion, whether most think I'm homophobic or not.
This harks back to the 'I want' attitude that most of the population is developing. People all seem to think they are entitled to anything they want.
No, people want to be equal under the law when attempting to gain access to the things they want.People all seem to think they are entitled to anything they want.
No, people want to be equal under the law when attempting to gain access to the things they want.
That is just bizarre. How are people who adopt or go through fertility treatment selfish because they want a family? Why isn't everyone who wants a family selfish?
They accept that they physically can't? That is my opinion, whether most think I'm homophobic or not.
This harks back to the 'I want' attitude that most of the population is developing. People all seem to think they are entitled to anything they want.
They are I didn't exclude anyone in my post you might notice. If I want to start a family it is because I want one, therefore the action is to benefit me initially.
I presume everyone who wants to adopt is doing it for selfish reasons. People want a child, i doubt if many would say that I want to adopt purely because a child will be better off with me than without. Why would a gay couple want to adopt if not for the fact that they want a family for themselves.
They are I didn't exclude anyone in my post you might notice. If I want to start a family it is because I want one, therefore the action is to benefit me initially.