Politics
Tuesday March 9, 2004
See today's LifeSiteNews stories
Australian Prime Minister to Move Against Gay Adoption Laws
CANBERRA, March 9, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Prime Minster of Australia, John Howard, has said that he was against gay "marriage" and the adoption of children by homosexuals. His comments indicate that the government may intend to take action against new laws giving homosexual partners the same rights as married couples.
In an interview on Sydney Radio Howard said, "I'm a social conservative. I think there are certain benchmark institutions and arrangements in our society that you don't muck around with, and children should be brought up ideally by a mother and father who are married."
The gay adoption laws were passed in the Australian Capital Territory, (ACT) as part of the Parentage Act and could come into effect in April. It is likely that the federal government would need to use the same constitutional measure it used to overturn the euthanasia law in the Northern Territory.
The ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, accused Howard of attempting to improve his political situation by creating division over a contentious issue. "If I was forced to speculate it would be an act of desperation by the Prime Minister whose government hasn't been doing well in the polls and may be seeking to drive a wedge in the community on an issue on which people hold very strong views," he said.
But Howard responded to Stanhope saying that the issue is the welfare of the child who needs two parents and a normal upbringing. "I think it's incredibly important that people have role models of both sexes because that's the kind of society that they're born into," he said.
Local Coverage:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/08/1078594298145.h...
Previous LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/may/03050906.html
Back to TopSHARE THIS STORY: E-mail Print Newsvine Digg Reddit Del.icio.us Facebook
Latest Headlines
- Terri-Schiavo-Like Disabled Woman Allowed to Live after Parents Reconcile
- California Supreme Court to Hear Anti-Prop. 8 Cases
- Arnold Schwarzenegger's Wife: I'm "a Catholic in Good Standing" But Also Pro-abortion and Pro-Homosexual
- US Election Message to Catholic Bishops Part III: The Broken Window Strategy
- London Couple Refused for Adoption over Spanking...Again
- Ontario School Board Flip Flops on HPV Vaccine Decision
- Vatican Cardinal: "A New World Order is Gaining Ground"
- German Court Orders Children to Be Returned to Homeschooling Family against State Advice
- The View Co-Host Calls Homeschoolers “Demented”
- French Academy Elects Author of Legal Abortion as Newest Member
- Brazilian Psychologists Prohibited from Helping Catholic Church Screen Out Homosexual Priesthood Candidates
- Court Orders Approval of Ariz. ‘Choose Life’ License Plates
- Letters to the Editor for Thursday, November 20, 2008
- Donate to LifeSiteNews.com Simply by Surfing the Internet!
Most Read this Week
- Italian Nuns Refuse to Kill Eluana
- Lawsuits Proliferate Demanding Proof of Obama's Natural-Born Citizenship before Electoral Vote Count
- Charleston Priest Tells Obama-Supporting Catholics to Confess before Receiving Communion Again
- Christian Prayer Group Sexually and Physically Assaulted by Homosexual Mob
- Mormons, Knights of Columbus Face Chilling Threats and More Vandalism for Prop. 8 Support
- The Coming "War" Between the Obama Administration and the Catholic Church
- Update: Nationwide Homosexual Anarchist Organization Behind Attack on MI Church Planning Further Disruptions
- HLI Leader's Reflection on the Election: "The Beginning of the Twilight of Our Country"
- Canada’s Health Care System heading for “Demographic Blowout” with Aging Population: Study
- Martin Luther King's Niece: Obama Election Heals "White Guilt" at the Cost of Life and Family
MORE NEWS: 
LifeSiteNews.com Home Page Last 10 Days Archives Special Reports
Copyright © LifeSiteNews.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License. You may republish this article or portions of it without request provided the content is not altered and it is clearly attributed to "LifeSiteNews.com". Any website publishing of complete or large portions of original LifeSiteNews articles MUST additionally include a live link to www.LifeSiteNews.com. The link is not required for excerpts. Republishing of articles on LifeSiteNews.com from other sources as noted is subject to the conditions of those sources.