Should gays be allowed to adopt?

Question

And are you pro life or pro choice?

I need to know if you are pro life or pro choice when answering. Thanks to those so far for answering the whole question

Answer 1

yes to adoption.
whether you agree with gay marriage or not, there are millions of AMERICAN children without homes. who cares what their parents sexual orientation is... they need a home. a family. food. we cannot me selfish and say "well there is a home you could live in... but they're gay... so you know you have to go a few more years without a family to love you sorry maybe next time"

and i am pro-life.
except in extreme cases.

Answer 2

I do not have enough information on the strength or weaknesses of same-sex couples as an environment for children to answer. I doubt I will ever see such information - the issue is too politicized, and there are no "unbiased" studies I know of. "Whatever is best for the child" is what I would say.

I do not think a woman should be forced to gestate a fetus for one minute longer than she wants to. Abortion may well be morally wrong, but we can't lock up every pregnant woman for nine months to prevent her from aborting. I don't see a legal way to prevent it, consistent with our scheme of civil liberties. It's not the government's job to keep people from going to Hell, if that's where some think women who abort their children are going. Women are not baby incubators, unless they want to be.

I also don't think that any argument referring to the "unwanted" status of any person, or the cost of taking care of them, should ever be a part of a discussion of abortion, euthanasia or any other social problem. I am appalled at those who say "unless you adopt, don't tell anyone not to have an abortion." That same logic would allow us to clear out many institutions - jails, mental institutions, homemess shelters, etc. - of people "who would have miserable lives anyway because they are unwanted." I don't tell people "let me kill my grandpa unless you take him in yourself, since he's not wanted." A viable fetus outside the womb (otherwise known as a "baby") is also a person. Although I asked a question here just before which makes me think that there is not unanimity on this point.

So, I say with respect to abortion: take the fetus out, alive. If it can't live on it's own (even with medical treatment), there's nothing you can do. But if it is viable (and premature infants are being saved at earlier and earlier stages), then it's a person and as entitled to life as you, me or anyone reading this. The woman controls her body; the infant gets to live. King Solomon could do no better! (pun intended)

Who will pay for it? The same people who pay for the other institutions I mentioned - you and me, and (almost) everyone reading this. Maybe my rule would change behavior, somewhat.

I'll leave it to others to decide whether I'm pro-choice, pro-life, or both, or neither.

In my opinion, your question regarding "gay adoption" is totally irrelevant to my views on abortion, for the reasons I stated.

Thanks for the chance to rant, again! :)

Answer 3

Sure, why not? There's a whole bunch of kids that need good homes, instead of being bounced from foster care to foster care. If they are willing to love the children and give them a place to grow up, it shouldn't even be an issue. Having gay parents does not mean you'll be gay, either. That's simply ignorant.

I am also pro-choice.

Answer 4

My position has been one of wait and see if they can not get pregnant on their own . After 5 years of trying ,if it is not working then send them to a shrink to get their heads examined .
If the shrink thinks they are ok to adopt let them .
The only choice is life and it begins at conception . For those who doubt me speak to any biologist . They can tell you what life is not and what it is . They are trying to find life on mars you know . And it will be one cell maybe . After only a few hours many cells are growing and this I hate to say is life and anyone who tries to dismiss this is just plain wrong, Like the people who believed the sun went around the earth .
I have a better Idea for gays , volunteer to take care of children in a facility designed to care for children 24 hours a day . See thats the commitment needed to care for a child . Working parents who drop kids off and hire baby sitters and nanny's are not raising a child they just happen to provide for one . We do have millions of kids who do not receive the proper care and love needed by well meaning parents who have money . Seems the need for women to work away from the home is so important that we can not go back to that day . Nor can we go back to the day where women made the marriage work . Thats right they worked at it . If in two years you hate one another and can not get along it is because you are spoiled and unwilling to work at solving the problem . A dose of reality is whats needed . Yes men cheat and so do women but in bad marriages . SO consider being kind and caring and considerate of each other . If one of you is not, tough luck , you make do and ride it out . I guarantee that if every morning your man is taken care of before work and in the evening you will be well provided for . A ,house, car ,food ,clothes, and the occasional night out on the town . If you can not or do not want to be with a man and take care of his needs then he will stray ,friction will come between you and separation is guaranteed .

Answer 5

To answer your first question. I don't see why a gay couple shouldn't be allowed to adopt. If they are as qualified as any straight couple, I don't see a problem.
And too your second question. I am pro-choice.

Answer 6

Pro-choice!!! A women's body is her own business!!

I'm a guy, what business is it of mine if some girl has 32 abortions! Its disgusting, but its her business not mine!
oh yeah! they adopt or get married--again--not my business they (gays) should have the same rights as everyone.
I'm happily married to a women and have my own kids, there family dynamics are there business. Get this, I'm Republican.

Answer 7

no adoption, pro choice.

Answer 8

Why not? The only barrier to it is bigotry and fear.

Pro-choice.

Answer 9

No,
If they want to screw up their lives that's their perrogative but leave the kids out of it.

Answer 10

NO WAY. WE BARELY CAN LIVE WITH GAYS. WE DON'T WANT A GENERATION OF GAYS.