Reader comments from www.advocate.com. (The Advocate Poll).* "I would prefer to have a surrogate mother surrogate mother, a woman who agrees, usually by contract and for a fee, to bear a child for a couple who are childless because the wife is infertile or physically incapable of carrying a developing fetus. for my child (I am a gay male)." * "Procreation PROCREATION. The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children. Inst. tit. 2, in pr. is not a right--bringing another child into the world by other means is thoroughly selfish self·ish adj. 1. Concerned chiefly or only with oneself: "Selfish men were . . . trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of human rights" Maria Weston Chapman. and unnecessary when adoption is a viable alternative." * "The thought of my partner carrying our child (possibly by using my eggs) is one of the most amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. things I can imagine, If we ever decided to have two children, then adoption could become a possibility." * "Since I have problems in my genetic background that I wouldn't want to pass along, adoption would be my first choice." * "There are too many unadopted unadopted Adjective Brit (of a road) not maintained by a local authority children in need of a home; how can a gay person neglect that?" * "Don't want kids, not even a little." SPONSORED BY SUBARU In the May 28 issue, readers were asked: As a gay man a lesbian, would adoption be your first choice as a means to become a parent? Undecided 10% Yes 53% No 37% Note: Table made from Pie Graph. |
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