tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post4235871821792492056..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Gay Couple Loses Louisiana Fight to Be Named on Birth Certificatemalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-31178075325898010642011-04-14T08:06:14.177-05:002011-04-14T08:06:14.177-05:00Anonymous,
The Adoption Decree is all you need to...Anonymous,<br /><br />The Adoption Decree is all you need to prove you are the legal parent.<br /><br />If you are not ashamed on how you formed your family then that is all you need. <br /><br />The tired old argument about protecting the child doesn't wash either for the same reasons.<br /><br />Amanda said it all perfectly...<br /><br />(may be a duplicate)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-77911082356650409752011-04-13T20:52:00.678-05:002011-04-13T20:52:00.678-05:00I think, though, we can distinguish between a seco...I think, though, we can distinguish between a second-parent adoption (which happens in the case of lesbian families where one family is the birth parent or in step-families, where a new husband or wife is legally adopting their spouse's child) and "traditional" adoption. No one is trying to hide or obscure any information from the child in these cases. Without this piece of paper with your name on it, it is impossible to prove that you are the legal parent of the child in terms of passports, medical care, school enrollment, social security, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-27594921650762056512011-04-13T20:44:58.574-05:002011-04-13T20:44:58.574-05:00Totally agree with Amanda as always.It has to be a...Totally agree with Amanda as always.It has to be about the rights of the adoptee to know who the biological parents are, adoption, surrogacy, ART or whatever.Those rights to be upheld by all and available to the adoptee always.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.com