The thesis here, promulgated by Australian pastor Fred Nile, seems to be that pregnant women will be more likely to just have lots of abortions, rather than consider the idea of their offspring being raised by gay parents. This happened in a meeting called in opposition to a bill which would legalize same-sex adoption in Australia:
Addressing the packed public meeting, Christian Democratic Party leader Reverend Fred Nile said the bill could deter women thinking of adopting out their child and “lead to the tragedy of abortion”.
“Any mother putting up her baby for adoption would never imagine that their baby would be brought up by two male homosexuals or two female lesbians,” he said.
“Is this really an ideological issue or homosexuals demanding yet another human right?
WHERE DO THOSE DISGUSTING GAYS GET OFF WANTING “HUMAN RIGHTS”?
Ahem. What a revealing statement from the “man of God” in Australia that was!
Thankfully, there are sane people in this debate as well:
However, the Benevolent Society charity and UnitingCare Burnside, one of the largest child and welfare agencies in NSW, have come out in support of the bill, saying it will benefit children and boost foster carer numbers.
“We believe that an individual or couple’s sexuality has no relevance when it comes to considering their ability to provide high quality care and a nurturing environment for a child,” Benevolent Society acting CEO Maree Walk said today.
The charity has had contact with many same-sex couples who have adopted children outside of NSW and have found they are highly sensitive to the needs of their child, Ms Walk said.
“Potential adoptive parents should be assessed on the basis of their suitability to parent, not their sexual orientation.”
David Badash points out that in the United States, the states with the lowest levels of child homelessness are the marriage equality states.
I can’t imagine why. Of course, the states that have marriage equality tend to be run a little bit better than the slave states, so we shouldn’t give all the credit to gay couples. Just some of it.
Really! you can’t make this stuff up.
Yet more proof that heterosexuals may not be fit to have children.
I’d rather have an abortion than even imagine that the ‘mo’s are gonna get their hands on my kids
So he’s just further exposing the depravity of bigoted heterosexuals. And he thinks this is a black mark against LGBT rights? Pffft.
A parent who is giving up THEIR kid for adoption should have a right to choose who their kid goes to. I know this leads to problems with homosexuals receiving children. But I believe the parent has the right to choose who their kid is given to to raise.
But they don’t have that right.
And why should they?
No, Jacob,
A parent who is giving up their child for adoption is surrendering all rights relating to the child. The community has a strong interest in ensuring that the child is not transferred into an unsafe or unstable environment.
As I understand it though, in the US one can arrange a private adoption. That is, you can arrange for a friend, family member or another person to adopt your child.
There are different types of adoption. My kids’ birth parents lost the ability to choose their kids’ adoptive parents because they got mixed up in the foster care system and lost their parental rights after a certain amount of time.
With private adoptions, you have the right to be involved with choosing the adoptive parents. Dan Savage and his boyfriend were involved with a private adoption and their son’s birthmom specifically chose them because they are a gay couple.
Question for Fred Nile: if it could be proven in utero that a child was going to grow up and be homosexual, would you support that child being aborted? How about the child just having “inclinations” (genetic, familial, hormonal, etc, etc – pick your “causation”)towards homosexuality?
Hmm?? The silence is deafening….
Question for Fred Nile: if it could be proven in utero that a child was going to grow up and be homosexual, would you support that child being aborted? — You betcha he would!
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