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News Media Releases Delay in IVF services for same-sex couples is good news for children
Media Release16 June 2009 Delay in IVF services for same-sex couples is good news for children"New evidence shows that children raised by homosexual couples are 4 to 7 times more likely to be homosexual themselves," said Peter Stokes, Executive Officer of Salt Shakers.
"The delay in allowing same-sex couples to have access to IVF should be permanent," he said. "There are significant differences between children raised by a heterosexual couple and those raised by homosexual couples," said Peter Stokes. Dr Trayce Hansen, a US psychologist, analysed nine pro-homosexual studies of same-sex parenting. She found that, although the researchers said there was 'no difference' in reality they actually show that children raised by homosexual couples are 4 to 7 times more likely to be homosexual. She found the researchers did not include their findings about this increased likelihood in their 'summaries' and in some cases did not even refer to the results in the main body of their findings. "This is a clear case of selective reporting of results, leading to false claims that there is no difference between children raised by heterosexual couples and homosexual couples," said Peter Stokes. Other researchers, such as Patricia Morgan, author of Children as Trophies, have previously exposed flaws in the methodology of the studies. "The VLRC chose to use the biased and flawed pro-homosexual research despite the clear evidence from most social researchers that children do best when raised by their biological mother and father. Children never have this opportunity when same-sex couples use IVF to have children," said Mr Stokes. One of the VLRC research papers was written by Ruth McNair, the leader of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby's Fertility Rights Access Group. She used the same pro-homosexual studies to suggest that there was 'no difference' if children were raised by homosexuals. "We call on the VLRC and the Victorian government to review the decisions they have made to allow IVF and surrogacy for same-sex couples, based on this new evidence," said Peter Stokes. Peter Stokes References: |