Gay Adoption

Konichiwa! In response to plagarism:I value my debates on having a very logical esscence to them. This means that I mainly quote from evidence. You see, I mainly like to appeal to voters' who value solid studies that can not be refuted. I can say you did a good job trying to attack my claims, but missed the mark. By the way, maybe if you would read better, you'd see some paragraphs that are not in quotations. One example would be my conclusion which is bolded and underlined. :)Mark Regerus Study:Even if you discount Mark's study, other studies mentioned here say other disadvantages. Here I quote:" Is it healthy for children to be adopted by adults whose lifestyle is characterized by promiscuity and the medical hazards of multiple sex partners? A homosexual newsmagazine columnist in Detroit last month [February 2002] wrote regarding his partner: "This is his first relationship, so he has not yet been ruined by all the heartache, lies, deceit, and game-playing that are the hallmark of gay relationships. ... A study I once read suggested that nine out of 10 gay men cheat on their lovers" [emphasis added]. The Centers for Disease Control warns that men who have sex with men "have large numbers of anonymous partners, which can result in rapid, extensive transmission of sexually transmitted diseases." Risk-Taking Adults How will being adopted by adults involved in homosexual behavior affect the behavior of children themselves? Associated Press reported last June [2001] that a "new study by two University of Southern California sociologists says children with lesbian or gay parents ... are probably more likely to explore homosexual activity themselves ... (and) grow up to be more open to homoerotic relations." [emphasis added] A major Australian newspaper reported February 4 [2002] on a British sociologist's review of 144 academic papers on homosexual parenting: "Children raised by gay couples will suffer serious problems in later life, a study into parenting has found. The biggest investigation into same-sex parenting to be published in Europe claims children brought up by gay couples are more likely to experiment with homosexual behavior and be confused about their sexuality." [emphasis added] Which means children adopted by adults involved in homosexual behavior face not only secondhand exposure to the risks of such behavior by their "parents," but are more likely to suffer firsthand by engaging in the same high-risk behavior themselves. Young people who model the homosexual behavior of their adopted "parents" face other risks: The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry published a study of 4,000 high school students by Harvard Medical School, which found that "gay-lesbian-bisexual youth report disproportionate risk for a variety of health risk and problem behaviors ... [from] engag[ing] in twice the mean number of risk behaviors as did the overall population." (Garofalo, Robert, et al, " (1)This is backed up by studies other than Mark's. In fact, Mark's study isn't even used in this.Quoted by Timothy J. Dailey, PhD:""The evidence demonstrates incontrovertibly that the homosexual lifestyle is inconsistent with the proper raising of children. Homosexual relationships are characteristically unstable and are fundamentally incapable of providing children the security they need.... Studies indicate that the average male homosexual has hundreds of sex partners in his lifetime, a lifestyle that--is difficult for even 'committed' homosexuals to break free of and which is not conducive to a healthy and wholesome atmosphere for the raising of children.... Even in those homosexual relationships in which the partners consider themselves to be in a committed relationship, the meaning of 'committed' typically means something radically different than in heterosexual marriage.... A national survey of lesbians published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that 75 percent of the nearly two-thousand respondents had pursued psychological counseling of some kind, many for treatment of long-term depression or sadness.... Another study published simultaneously in Archives of General Psychiatry followed 1007 individuals from birth. Those classified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual were significantly more likely to have had mental health problems. Significantly, in his comments in the same issue of the journal, D. Bailey cautioned against various speculative explanations of the results, such as the view that 'widespread prejudice against homosexual people causes them to be unhappy or worse, mentally ill.'... A study in Adolescence found: a disproportionate percentage--29 percent--of the adult children of homosexual parents had been specifically subjected to sexual molestation by that homosexual parent, compared to only 0.6 percent of adult children of heterosexual parents having reported sexual relations with their parent... Having a homosexual parent(s) appears to increase the risk of incest with a parent by a factor of about 50. Attempts to redefine the very nature of the family ignore the accumulated wisdom of cultures and societies from time immemorial, which testifies that the best way for children to be raised is by a mother and father who are married to each other. The importance of the traditional family has been increasingly verified by research showing that children from married two-parent households do better academically, financially, emotionally, and behaviorally...." (2) "Among children raised by same-sex couples, the report notes a significant increase in low self-esteem, stress, confusion regarding sexual identity, an increase in mental illness, drug use, promiscuity, STD’s, and homosexual behaviour, amongst others. Furthermore, the report shows that statistics have brought to light the fact that same-sex relationships betray a much higher instance of separation and break-up than heterosexual relationships, increasing the likelihood that the child will experience familial instability. The Spanish Association of Pediatrics firmly backs up the findings of the report, stating that a “family nucleus with two fathers or two mothers is clearly dangerous for the child”." (3) As you can see, there are other studies that confirm what I am saying. Rebuttal:At what cost? We need to think of the childs' well being. My studies clealy show that homosexual parenting is not a wise option. I implore voters to look at the table on source 4. It shows international adoption rates. Around 250,351 international children have been sdopted between 1999 and 2013. There are other things we can do to get a child adopted besides giving them to homosexual parents." The report contests that the majority of the studies carried out which have concluded in favour of same-sex parenthood betray an egregious lack of scientific rigour. Most of the studies show a strong bias to one side. To prove this the report analyzes the nature of the individuals who have been responsible for the various studies carried out thus far, demonstrating that the vast majority are either homosexuals themselves, or active in the gay-rights movement. Into this category fall all six of the six most prominent psychologists of the American Psychological Association, which, unsurprisingly is one of the organizations most strongly and vocally in favour of homosexual adoption." Conclusion:There are proven downsides to homosexual parenting.It is morally unethical to give children up to un-fit parents.Con's argument is based on faulty data about homosexual parenting.I implore you to vote Con!1. http://science.jburroughs.org...2. "Homosexual Parenting: Placing Children at Risk," posted in the Family Research Council's online publication Insight (accessed July 8, 2005)3. https://www.lifesitenews.com...4. http://www.johnstonsarchive.net...