Articles against gay couples adopting

Messing around with people's childhoods is too dangerous to consider simply with the passing of a law, it should require years of in-depth research as to the effects on a child's mind in later years. The children, however, are too young to know any different. Children need a stable family with a father and a mother," he said.

I have no real problem with people's sexuality, but there is no way that a child should be brought up in this kind of relationship, and no caring person should even consider adopting a child into this relationship, as the child will have to carry the burden of his "parents" sexuality.

They provide no legal recourse for gay parents if they encounter such discrimination. People cannot choose their ethnicity and every race is or should be seen as equal. What do you think? Nick, USA I'm sure all the gay people will tell you on and on how loving and caring their environment is.

While there are no barriers to gay adoption in several states, other jurisdictions put up various legal obstacles. A spokesman for the Church of England also supported the charity, despite internal divisions over homosexuality. The charity's chief executive, Ian Sparks, said it supports the "Christian ideal that every child should be brought up in a loving family with a mother and a father".

Can gay couples provide equally loving homes for adopted children? Sheila Thomas, England I find the comments about this very interesting. I am trying very hard to understand these people, but when people say things like "Nature didn't intend for homosexuals to have children" I really have a hard time taking them seriously.

Were infertile couples also not meant to have children? Sexuality on the other hand is a choice and the heterosexual way is obviously the natural and therefore 'right' way. Shawn, UK This comparison with homosexuals and race is ludicrous. Send us your views. Is it not true that heterosexuals are capable of child abuse also?

Adoption placement: Twenty-two states allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ couples during adoptions. She is now 32, heterosexual and a new mum, and we are two happy grandmothers. Have all these people completely lost their minds? John Howell, England Most definitely not!!

The sexual orientation is entirely irrelevant, the important thing is the love and commitment. Read more below. City of Philadelphia, which centers on the refusal of Catholic Social Services, a religious nonprofit that operates a child welfare agency in Philadelphia, to place adoptive and foster.

Mississippi and Utah present the most severe barrier; in both states adoptions. I find suggestions that if gays were able to adopt children of their own sex, these children would automatically be open to sexual abuse offensive, and am lost for words when gays are likened to paedophiles.

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous defeat to LGBT couples in a high-profile case over whether Philadelphia could refuse to contract with a Roman Catholic adoption agency that. But he added: "Many of the children we foster or adopt need very intensive and specialist care and it would be unfair on the child to exclude suitable couples simply because they were homosexual.

Adoption agencies at least take a little more care in finding decent couples to bring up children and simply because a couple are gay, it doesn't mean that they'll not make good parents! And isn't love and understanding what real family values are about?

Kids also tend to live what they learn and there would be no real "freedom" of sexuality for that child as they would see gay as the norm. Does this mean that you should only be able to adopt children if you are perfectly capable of conceiving your own within your relationship?

The Children's Society, which is closely linked with the Church of England, has decided to consider placing children with homosexuals because of a shortage of families willing to take on problem children. Gay rights groups have applauded the policy change.

Val Jackson, England While I have some concerns that this could be another social fad at the expense of a child's mental wellbeing, it certainly must be better for a special needs child than being shunted around to foster homes as it is in the US. S J Masero, USA Sadly, any ignorant, cruel, scrounging, bigoted but heterosexual couple can have children regardless of their capabilities or suitability as parents.

Homosexuals should not be allowed to adopt as we need to keep some sense of morality and normality.