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Permalink Reply by T A A on October 12, 2010 at 8:31pm

Thanks Ryan for your story, many more men should speak out on this topic.

Permalink Reply by Perthy on October 12, 2010 at 3:52pm

one word to those doctors who pry - "adoption".

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Permalink Reply by Vernard Mercader on October 12, 2010 at 5:34am

Yes.

Whatever brings joy to your fellow human being, and you know it won't affect your own safety, you have to give that happiness to them. Adoption works too, you know.

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Permalink Reply by Michel Campbell on October 12, 2010 at 11:39am

Yes, all humans are equal and should have the same rights. If a child is required to have both a mother and father then we better start finding foster homes for all unwed mothers and single parents who lost a spouse. I feel sorry for all the widows of war veterans to have to loose their kids after loosing their husbands or wives.

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Permalink Reply by Emmy Ellison on October 12, 2010 at 12:38pm

Put it this way... if Nadya Suleman can have 8 kids in one shot... anyone should be allowed to use IVF.

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Permalink Reply by NakkiNyan on October 25, 2010 at 4:38am

I don't give a rats ass about her body, I hope she dies young for what she put the kids through.

Yes I am an ass.

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Permalink Reply by Perthy on October 12, 2010 at 3:49pm

I think the only reason it's frowned upon is that it is 'different'. Given the scenario of a single (caring) mother, kids generally wouldn't realize anything was missing until observing the structure of more traditional families. Same with kids who have gay/lesbian parents. No one should have to worry about what other people think of them. Nobody's family is perfect - nobody gets to throw the first stone.

Same with adoption by same-sex couples. Would mainstream people prefer that those poor kids be left to languish in the system?

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Permalink Reply by Hillary Spencer on October 17, 2010 at 1:02pm

well there are many households that have a mother and a father that abuse their children in way way or another but I have yet to read an article yet where a gay couple beat their kids to death or lock there children in closets and the kids starve to death............etc etc etc

i think anyone or couple who wants a child to love them and guide them should have children if they want and can provide for them. gay, straight, black, white
the gender of the parents is unimportant

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Permalink Reply by David Knutson Sæther on October 24, 2010 at 9:04am

Why not? As I see it, the only great problem with them being able to do that is the overpopulation issue, which heterosexualls contribute just as much to just as much per kid as homosexualls. And we give hetero infertile people it don't we?

As I see it also, homo's are very rarely these conservative nutcase parents who don't allow their kids to prosper. Likely out of an understanding for how it is to have parents that tell kids to be something they aren't. As do I think for gay adoptions. The reality of it is they are, in general, likely to make better parents than hetero's. And I think we should let them do that if they want to.

Why should a kid have a mother and a father rather than just two parents? I thought it was just the amount of love and understanding we are able to give them that makes a good family scructure...
Also, no one said anything when I was partly raised at my single mothers, nor my single fathers so...is that what it's really about or are they just selfish because they aren't gay themselves?

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Permalink Reply by Keith Johnston on October 24, 2010 at 10:05am

This is a no brainer. The answer is yes.

You should be asking:

Should Christians, Muslims and all other people sucked into religious delusion be allowed to have IVF?
In fact should we give IVF to any person with such a seriously flawed view of reality?

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Permalink Reply by Keith Johnston on October 24, 2010 at 10:08am

"a few of my friends say the child should have a mother and father"
Are these people morons? Have they not heard of single parents? Have they not heard of orphans?
Try saying something like?
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? WERE YOU BROUGHT UP DURING THE SPANISH INQUISITION?"
Then punch them in the face and never speak to them again.

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Permalink Reply by NakkiNyan on October 25, 2010 at 4:41am

And in states where they do allow adoption but no marriage the parents actually have to go through the adoption process twice, once for each parent.

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