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Fostering To Children's Needs Or Fostering To Legislators' Personal Agendas., Tracy Kasparek Dec 2007

Fostering To Children's Needs Or Fostering To Legislators' Personal Agendas., Tracy Kasparek

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Legislators and judges must keep their own personal biases of homosexuals out of their analysis, particularly when considering if same-sex couples should be foster parents. Legislators and judges personal biases are rooted in unsubstantiated beliefs that homosexuals are mentally ill, lack the same maternal or parental instincts as hetersexuals, and may turn the children into homosexuals. None of these beliefs are supported by any type of evidence. On the contrary, studies indicate that homosexual couples are as fit for parenting as heterosexual couples. Furthermore, homosexual couples tend to take the hardest children to place such as: minority children, children with …


Book Review: The Trouble With Simplicity, Shannon Reeves Jan 2007

Book Review: The Trouble With Simplicity, Shannon Reeves

The Modern American

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Book Review: Lesbian And Transgender Issues In Education: Programs, Policies, And Practices , Justin K. Terres Jan 2007

Book Review: Lesbian And Transgender Issues In Education: Programs, Policies, And Practices , Justin K. Terres

The Modern American

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New Jersey’S Civil Union Law: A Constitutional “Equal” Creates Inequality, Thomas H. Prol Jan 2007

New Jersey’S Civil Union Law: A Constitutional “Equal” Creates Inequality, Thomas H. Prol

NYLS Law Review

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Informed Consent For Routine Infant Circumcision: A Proposal, David Solomon Jan 2007

Informed Consent For Routine Infant Circumcision: A Proposal, David Solomon

NYLS Law Review

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