Overseas adoptions blocked for gay couples

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22176654-421,00.html#

By Jane Bunce

August 02, 2007 12:15pm

Article from: AAP

THE Federal Government is moving to stop gay couples from adopting children from overseas with legislation that would deny the children visas.

The Government will introduce a Bill into parliament in the spring session which begins next week under which overseas adoptions by same-sex couples will not be recognised in Australia.

If it becomes law, the child would not be granted a visa to enter Australia.

The Family Law (Same Sex Adoption) Bill is listed on the Prime Minister and Cabinet department’s website as legislation “proposed for introduction in the 2007 spring sittings”.

It will “amend the Family Law Act 1975 to indicate that adoptions by same sex couples of children from overseas under either bilateral or multilateral arrangements will not be recognised in Australia”.

The new law would override state and territory laws.

At present, overseas adoptions can occur between Australia and other countries that have ratified the Hague convention, or with which Australia has a bilateral agreement.

The move follows the landmark adoption of a boy by two men in Western Australia in June.

Under current laws, state and territory welfare authorities have responsibility for overseeing international adoptions, including negotiating agreements with other countries and assessing and approving prospective adoptive parents.

The adoption by two men of a stranger’s child is believed to be a first for Australia, and was hailed as “groundbreaking” by the WA government and gay rights groups.

WA moved in 2002 to allow same-sex couples to adopt, the ACT passed similar legislation in 2004, and Tasmanian law allows gay couples to adopt where one of the partners is a parent of the child.

Prime Minister John Howard has previously said he does not support gay couples adopting children.

“I don’t support gay adoption, no,” Mr Howard said in response to the ACT’s law change.

“I’m against gay adoption, just as I’m against gay marriage.

“I think there are certain benchmark institutions and arrangements in our society that you don’t muck around with.

“Children ideally should be brought up by a mother and a father who are married. That’s the ideal.”

extract from Peter Stokes Salt Shakers newsletter someone sent me.

Some GOOD news – for a change!

According to today’s Sydney Daily Telegraph, the federal government are going to move to prevent homosexual ‘couples’ from adopting children from overseas. The article says they will move a bill during the next session of parliament which starts next week.

PLEASE write to your federal MP and all your Senators – tell them you support this ban on overseas adoption and ask them to go further.

Tell them that ANY endorsement of same-sex relationships WILL ultimately disadvantage children by encouraging them to think their relationships are ‘normal’.

Tell them that ANY move to support same-sex relationships will also undermine heterosexual ‘marriage’ by encouraging other forms of relationships.

It is vital they hear from YOU as the homosexual lobby will be out in force to campaign against this move.

All children deserve both a mother and a father –

What a hurtful thing to say to all the lovely children that have gay or lesbian parents. what a terrible message to send to children of sole parents. How cruel to say something like that to sole parents who are working hard to bring up their children and maybe have additional pressures.

I wonder if the Federal Government realises the kind of outrageous rhetoric that comes from inhumane decisions that make about our lives, our families and our love.

If i wasn’t so hurt i’d be really really angry and want to hit someone.

I have friends in same sex relationships with beautiful children and a loving environment.

a loving supportive environment is what children need……and we are jsut as capable of giving that as any other human being.

Good bye Johnny

I think most people who make statements like the ones we have mentioned about gay parents you can actully almost guarentee that they dont know any. if they did they would have a different opinion.

all the do is read some research. the research that agrees with thier worldview they quote. the research that doesn’t they dismiss.

could you tell this triggered my buttons.

Did it trigger your buttons??? …..No never noticed wink

Something occured to me when I was having a shower tonight, a person can have an opinion and quote that opinion and yet not be judgemental of those with a differing opinion to theirs but then you get those who hold opinions, quote those opinions and judge those who dont hold those opinions and then start to draw others in to support that opinion at the expense of others around them. roll Dunno if it makes sense but just something I realised. 8)

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for Frogger and her partner……….and the kids.

God bless them all

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