Patrick at the Universität Bielefeld has the drop on the NCfA: “The NCfA seems to be against adoption by homosexuals,” he writes, “considering its statement on the Surreme Court Ruling on the ban in Florida and its Adoption First Principles, stating that ‘Consistent with the child’s best interests, preference in adoption placements should be given to families that offer married mother-and-father parenting.'”
The NCfA has its no doubt well-intentioned head up its well-intentioned ass. That’s too bad. If that is their position, then NCfA is actively promoting one the Big Lies tossed around by opponents of same-sex couples adopting children-namely, that for every child waiting to be adopted there’s a straight couple out there who wants to adopt. That simply isn’t the case. There are more children waiting to be adopted than there are couples-straight and gay-willing to adopt. Even if someone believes, against all evidence, that gay or lesbian parents are less desirable than straight parents, surely everyone agrees it is better for a child to have parents than not have parents. Only people who hate kids-people like, say, the fine folks in Florida-would choose foster care, the system, and parentless kids over placing kids in qualified, loving homes headed by same-sex couples.
-posted by Dan
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