Adoption

RE: Adoption

In my own opinion I believe that gay adoption should be allowed and even more so for single people. There are obvious concerns from people and the politicians, but I do not consider that people should be segregated from adoption just because of their sexual orientation.

The children who are in adoption accommodation have come from all different backgrounds and may have different problems. Surely for these children continuously living in this type of care, it is not helping them regain whatever is left of their youth and return to normal life which has sadly been deprived of them? The adoption services do a wonderful job for thousands of children, however ,I doubt anything is better for a child than a loving home where they feel safe and happy. What is to say a gay couple cannot offer this to a child?

There are concerns I know. The way which the parents and children will be treated by others is one of the main concerns, but is another person’s prejudice really a reason to ban someone from being a parent?
People against gay adoption say gay parents set have a bad influence as parents. I highly disagree with this. Most gay people are born from straight parents, so how can sexual orientation be something you learn from your parents?

In countries like Sweden, gay adoption has been legalised. In these countries now I would believe there to be many gay parents. If there are already many good gay parents then it proves that gay people make fine parents and the opinion that gay people set a bad moral example as parents is a wrong statement.

I think single parents not being able to adopt is prophetic. If they can support a child and love them like any other single parent does,why not let them adopt,after all there are thousands across the UK.

In the modern world we live in,the rule that gay and single people cannot adopt is well behind times and goes against human rights.Is it right to say that just because they are single or gay they will not be good parents.No,never.It is time people faced the truth that in modern life gay people or single people to a lesser exstent,are just as part of society and have just as gooder qualities as you and me.

RE: Adoption

Sadsack.

i think you’ll find the rules are just as strict and as stringent whatever your personal background. A marriage certificate does not mean you will necessarily make good parents. I think Duncan Smith’s mistake is in trying to encourage the Conservative party to hold the moral high ground. A bit like Major with his back to basics speeches about family values and public morality while conveniently forgetting to mention his two year affair with the immortal Edwina Currie.

Regards,

kev35

RE: Adoption

I think its an interesting case but I wonder why those who are not married should be allowed to skip the rules be they gay or not?

RE: Adoption

Hi, Sadsack.

Don’t really know much about it but my understanding of last weeks mentions on the news centred on Ian Duncan Smith virtually ordering his MP’s to vote against adoption by gay couples and by individuals. A number of his party then voted against his wishes which prompted his hollow, melodramatic ‘unite or die’ speech. This weekend he was forced to apologise to his ‘rebel’ MP’s as this was a vote on a subject of conscience.

As for my view, I would imagine it would be better for a child to be brought up by loving homosexual or lone parents than perhaps to remain under the care of abusive homosexual parents. Each case must be viewed on it’s own merits. As for adoption by lone parents, should this really be a barrier? There are enough single parents out there who do a more than adequate job of bringing up their children.

Regards,

kev35

RE: Adoption

Forget to mention did the government come to a decision?