I am sure that there are people (not just one that don't really approve of inter country adoption. Myself included, and I confess that I do have a possibly biased and contradictory opinion regarding it. But if you don't approve of international adoption would you then accept a same sex couple adopting your child ?
And please, I do welcome comments but don't bring religion into this discussion.
While I've heard of many adoptees and KADs trying to change Korea's adoption system this is how far equality has developed in Sweden.
For a few years now it has been possible for Swedish citizens to seek approval or consent for international adoption no longer exluding homosexuals or same sex couples. As far as I know there has been many hopeful applicants but so far only one couple has been given the green light. Of course many countries is not going to accept a homosexual couple as parents for their children, so it seems as if the only option left is to try to adopt domestically or do like some Swedish celebrities has done: pair up with another homosexual (lesbian) couple. That way you'll help another hopeful couple to become parents...
If you're a lesbian couple you have a few more options you could quite easilly become a parent by an assisted pregnancy were the actual man and woman don't have to meet.
No need to go into boring and detailed descriptions since that's not the really the point within this particular post.
Is same sex couples less suited as parents ?
As far as I know the main problem for these prospective parents is that no agency/state willingly would surrender their child to couples like that. We have very strict laws and legal regulations when it comes to adoption and domestic adoption wouldn't be an option either since they're not that common in Sweden to be honest. Being gay and adoptive parent isn't something appricated or accepted yet... Things could be different in the States compared to Sweden.
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you'd think same sex couples would know a thing or two about diversity, opposed to conformity.
ReplyDeleteHow is that not a skill worth of an adoptive parent?
I think the real fear is pure xenophobia - or this silly idea that if the parents are gay, the child will "turn" into a homosexual that as well (which we know is not possible).
It's all systemic from religious morals; people who think their way is the only way.