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August 23, 2005

Do They Hate Children Too?

A California Court has ruled that gay parents are, well, going to be held responsible for being parents:

In the latest ruling to recognize rights of same-sex couples, the California Supreme Court has said gay and lesbian couples who raise children are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up.

The state's custody and child support laws that hold absent fathers accountable also apply to estranged gay and lesbian couples who used reproductive science to conceive, the high court ruled Monday.

While some aspects* of the earlier decisions strike me as questionable, if you want the benefits and joy of being a parent, you don't get to turn around and drop the child like an unwanted dog. You have a responsibility to your child.

However, some people don't see it that way:

However, groups opposing gay marriage decried the justices' actions.

"Today's ruling defies logic and common sense by saying that children can have two moms," said attorney Mathew Staver of Liberty Counsel. "That policy establishes that moms and dads as a unit are irrelevant when it comes to raising children."

That's right, in order to keep up their bigoted campaign against gay marriage, they will sacrifice the well-being of children and refuse to hold people accountable for their actions and choice.

Hey, aren't the right-wingers the ones who continually harp on, oh, saving all the unborn children and demanding people take responsibility for themselves?

Why, yes, until it's inconvenient to do so.

* Such as, if you're dating and shacking up with a woman with a child long-term, the Court could apparently decide that you are a parent de facto, and demand you support said child after a break-up. However, I'm more interested in the response to the decision, as it says nothing about this aspect and focuses only on the icky icky homo love.