Défense de l'enfant
Talking Points
If you are against homosexual marriage then you are a homophobe…..
As for many minorities, homosexual people have been persecuted and have faced great risks. Yet society should ensure that all its members are provided with protection and the opportunity to live in peace, irrespective of their race, religion, political opinion or sexual orientation.
"Schutz fir d’Kand - Défense de l’enfant" respects all people, regardless of their situation. It rejects and condemns all rejection of homosexual people. It upholds the rights of all homosexual people, as for all people, to a life of peace and respect.
At the same time, "Schutz fir d’Kand - Défense de l’enfant" is concerned for those who are most vulnerable, who do not have a voice, children of today, adults of tomorrow.
Now, the effects of homosexual marriage and the adoption and access to assisted reproduction services that go alongside it, have severe consequences that are often not immediately obvious: children without true family relationships, the “production” of human beings, and the suppression of sexual differences. Homosexual marriage, if voted into law, will increase suffering and loneliness, individualism and grievances.
Homosexuals who love one another must be allowed to marry just like heterosexuals ….
Just because two people love one another does not mean that they should have the right to marry one another. The sincerity of the love is not disputed, but marriage cannot simply be opened up to “all who love each other” because otherwise it would be necessary to similarly open marriage to polygamy, polyandry, incestuous marriage, group marriage etc.
Marriage is not solely about recognizing love, but firstly about institutionalising the relationship between a man and a women and the succession of future generations. It is a fundamental element towards the stability of human society and the development and wellbeing of individuals.
Homosexual marriage protects the partner or child of a partner in case of death or separation…
In Luxembourg, civil unions (PACS) offer almost the same economic status as marriage. In fact, many heterosexuals prefer such an arrangement to marriage. The argument concerning the protection of the partner or child is therefore not sufficient cause to undermine the institution of marriage with something as radical as authorizing homosexual marriage.
A homosexual couple can provide lots of love to a child…
Of course, but love is not all that it takes. To reduce a parental relationship to merely the emotional and educational is to seriously misunderstand the psychological dimension of a parental relationship in itself and the importance that it plays in grounding the sense of identity in a child.
Children develop through a process of differentiating between things and this needs them to be able to identify that which resembles themselves. Children need to know that they are born from a relationship between a man, their father, and a woman, their mother, as a consequence of the sexual difference between their parents. A child has the need for a genealogy that is clear and coherent in order to be able to establish themselves properly as an individual and know from where they have come. Today, the risk of blurring the links between the generations is immense and irreversible.
Homosexuals have a “Right to a child”…
The right to a child does not exist either for homosexuals or heterosexuals. There can be no question of denying the suffering experienced by homosexual couples as a result of the inherent infertility of their relationship – a suffering with parallels to those heterosexual couples who cannot have children. However, no one has the right to relieve their burdens at the expense of others. Children are not objects of rights but are themselves subjects of rights. Yet the child as a person, as a subject, is not considered by those who advocate homosexual marriage (and by implication, adoption. This absence allows them to avoid addressing what it is that a child may be entitled to and what it may have need of. The right of the child is fundamental. It consists, in particular, of being allowed, where possible, to grow up in a family composed of a mother and a father where the child will have the greater opportunity to prosper.
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Avis du Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg sur le projet de loi
Homosexual marriage has nothing to do with surrogate mothers or assisted reproductive techniques….
The proposed legislation includes access to assisted reproductive techniques for homosexual couples. It therefore permits the “production” of children by lesbian couples whilst excluding a role for a father in the life of the child. Regarding surrogate mothers; although access to this is not included in the current proposals, male couples could challenge this exclusion on the grounds of equality relative to married heterosexual couples.
Studies prove that there is no difference between have parents of different sexes and having “parents” of the same sex…
The studies so often cited in support of such and such a position should always be treated with caution. Results of the studies depend on the questions asked, samples taken, who is leading the investigation, study sponsors etc. In fact, a large percentage of such studies have been managed precisely with the goal of justifying homosexual parenting. On the other hand, a study conducted by Mark Regnerus in the USA has been conducted with larger sample sizes, over a longer time period and from an academic standpoint. After critical review of the study and with more precision and details provided, the result remained with the conclusion that raising children with heterosexual parents is not the same as raising children in a homosexual home.
To go further :
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Pr. Maurice Berger's conference – 2013 (in French)
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Etude de Mark Regnerus (in French)
Homosexual marriage is supported by a large consensus…
The politicians have not informed the public of the real issues. The French experience has shown that, once informed of the automatic link between marriage and adoption, the majority of people (59%) oppose homosexual marriage (IFOP poll – March 2013). Many homosexuals have courageously and publicly stood up for what marriage really is: the union of a man and a woman.
To go further :
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Homovox
Disclaimer: This text is a translation from the French, which should be referred to as the definitive reference in case of divergence.
