Posted on 06/05/2005 1:34:37 PM PDT by GretchenM
MADRID, Spain (LifeSiteNews.com) – In light of a pending vote in the Spanish Senate on same-sex marriage HazteOir, together with the Spanish Forum for the Family and the Institute for Family Policy, has published and distributed an in-depth report on the effects that being raised by same-sex parents has on a child. The report, entitled “Report on Infantile Development in Same-Sex Couples” and available only in Spanish at this time, gathers and compares information from a vast number of studies carried out on the issue.
HazteOir, concerned by the apparent unquestioning acceptance in Spain of homosexual adoption, hopes that the wide array of information provided in the report and its extensive bibliography will prove to the Senate that homosexual parentage is harmful for children.
The president of HazteOir stated, in light of the findings of the report: “In no way can a couple of persons of the same sex be judged suitable for adopting a child. Considering the findings of this vast bibliography we are obliged to protect the minor and say that same-sex couples must not be allowed to adopt children.”
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.
In compiling and comparing the available data from these studies, as well as more objective studies, the team of first-class psychologists and sociologists which penned the HazteOir report have noted prominent and disturbing trends.
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”.
View the Spanish-language report here
View the “Agenzio Fides” coverage here
We could have told them this for free.
At least in the Western Hemisphere, this used to be a common sense thing. We didn't need a study to tell us such a simple fact.
I bet the Socialists in Spain suppress that study.
What can you expect from perverted parents."
They obviously have misconstrued the meaning of "child rearing."
Painfully true.
I was surprised to read, because I have not been following the APA's doings, how entrenched and institutionalized the pro-homosexual bias is in the leading American Psychological Association psychologists.
At least there is a strong societal element in Spain that is standing up for their children against the flood of perversion.
I hope these studies have a very great impact on this side of the Atlantic.
FYI
while I agree with their assessment, I would like to see these "vast studies" in the raw numbers before I make use of this in argument
You might want to bookmark the thread to track when the information is translated into English.
This goes a long way to explaining why 'homosexuality' has been removed from the American Psychological Association list of mental illnesses.
done.
IF
We need to make a big deal out of it when/if it's translated.
Bingo. Just imagine what we'll be up against when all [insert profession here: judges, school principals, librarians, daycare providers, etc.] are homosexuals or active in the gay-rights movement.
The source link may have an update when / if (as you say, anti-liberal), it is translated. I'll keep my eyes open for it, too. I hope it makes it over this way soon.
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.
Documented here.
See also:
Review Of Research On Homosexual Parenting, Adoption, And Foster Parenting by George A. Rekers, Ph.D., Professor of Neuropsychiatry & Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina
You bring up a good point- there's a site that lists businesses owned, operated or involved with radical Muslim/terrorists activities/activists (I have the link somewhere, but I'm not finding it), it would be nice to see something similar for tracking the activities of gays and gay activists...
I guess "Heather Has Two Mommies" wasn't published in a Spanish edition.
The report is merely commonsense. To believe those who say no harm is done when same-sex parents raise children, commonsense must be abandoned. That's why the "experts" can say all they want about its harmlessness. They will never convince most people, because most people have commonsense.
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