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Same Sex Adoption
Same sex adoption is relatively new as a social issue, at least within the public consciousness. It is often seen as such a controversial subject. It is a hotly contested issue, with firmly held opinions on each side. |
Some opponents object to gay adoption on moral grounds. They feel that homosexuality itself is not appropriate, and so homosexual adoption is down–right immoral.
- ** Several organizations, among the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics hold that homosexual couples are just as qualified to be parents as heterosexual couples.
Opponents fear that a same sex couple will influence a child to be homosexual, or that there may be a detrimental effect on the child's overall well-being.
- ** Research has shown that this is not the case, however, as the sexual orientation of parents is not related to that of their children and that children of same sex couples perform just as well on several measures of overall well-being.
Just because a child is raised by a same sex couple does not mean that they are going to grow up to be non straight.
- ** Research has also shown that there really is not a difference between straight and non straight couples when it comes to parenting. Both want what is best for their children. However, these children do tend to handle people of different cultures better.
The outcome of a child being raised in a same sex home is unknown, but so is the outcome of a child being raised in a straight couples home.
What's more, a study conducted UCLA estimates that disallowing adoption by LGBT couples can cost the United States between $87 million and $120 million annually. Researchers say this is because these couples are often willing to adopt children that heterosexual couples are not, such as older children, children with behavioral problems, and children who are HIV positive.
If these children go unadopted, the financial strain of their care falls on the foster care system, sapping government funds.
Same sex adoption remains a controversial issue, but one on which progress is being made. Same sex couples interested in adopting are encouraged to research laws in their area and investigate possible options of a gay adoption.
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