by Amy Dunne

Created on: October 09, 2009

Should Gay couples be allowed to have children?

I would ask that you please read the following example carefully;

Person A and B have been in a stable loving relationship for 10 years. Person A is a doctor who is a partner in the medical centre he works at. Person B is a secondary school teacher and loves their job. They are both upstanding members of society and pay taxes and give to various charities. Both person A and B are financially comfortable. They own their own house and cars and neither have debt. Both are in good health and in their mid thirties. Their relationship is recognised by state and church and is legally binding. Both person A and B have decided after much serious discussion and thought, they feel their lives would be become totally fulfilled by having a child. The child would be loved unconditionally by both person A and B.

I believe the above example is fairly straight forward. I wish to now look at it using different examples of who person A and B are and how this may affect whether they should have children.

If person A and B were a heterosexual couple I believe that there would be no disputing that a child would be lucky to be brought up by two such people. They would be able to meet all of the needs of the child. Financially the child will not want for anything. Good health care, a balanced diet good, good education and emotional & spiritual needs will all be met.

Now I'd like to propose that Person A and B are a gay couple. I do not believe it matters in this case whether they are gay men or women. What does matter is, some claim that a child should not be brought up by these two people. I wish to explore the reasons why.

Firstly, it would be ridiculous to claim that the exact same needs mentioned in the previous example wouldn't be met because the couple are gay. Some people do claim that because of the couples sexuality the child will suffer.

Why?

It's already been stated that the child will be loved unconditionally, therefore the couple would do the exact same for the child as the heterosexual couple. Good health care, a balanced diet and good education would all be met.

As far as I can understand the only argument against the needs would be in regard to the emotional and spiritual well being of the child. Some people hold to the view that the child would be emotionally scared by having gay parents. They would suffer bullying from peers. They would suffer from not having interaction from a primary male or female caregiver.

• 1
• 2
• Next Page >>