In another take on "pro-life" this blogger makes an interesting argument that people who oppose abortion should naturally support gay marriage: because it will increase the number of homes (two-parent homes, mind you) willing to adopt children. It's a rational idea, and rather radical too, if you put it together with the idea of encouraging committed monogamous relationships among gays and lesbians. The next logical step? Encourage same-sex couples to have families.

Of course the major problem with this is that reason will appeal to many of the people who ware anti-choice, anti-gay, and anti-equality.

Layer upon layer of nonsense. The immune system of this culture is seriously compromised

Gay marriage = fewer abortions is one of the spurious and over-simplistic linkages I've read in a long time. I don't even know where the best place to start might be in this argument.

Layer upon layer of nonsense. The immune system of this culture is seriously compromised

Wow, GD thanks for adding to the clip! *sarcasm*

Thought the idea from afar looks like it is useful.. I mean, yes if there were more gay couples out there able to adopt, it would help alleviate (to a SMALL) degree the overwhelming need for more adoptions. However, I don't think this should be an argument FOR gay marriage. I think the only real argument that counts is that I believe it is their right to be married.

FYI: there are already thousands of cases of gay couple (both married and un-married) adopting children...

Thought the idea from afar looks like it is useful.

Thus it is with much nonsense that is revealed as such upon closer inspection.

GD!! Unfair! Although there was unfairness on both sides there.

I do think this proposition is overly simple, as I said above, not least because trying to claim a correlation between 'option to adopt' and 'lower likelihood of choosing to abort' is questionable. I can see how someone came up with the notion thoough.

How am I being unfair?

Coming up with notions is easy, Anon, anyone can do it. It's good that the notions be rational though.

The back-biting, I was referring too.

Coming up with notions is easy, Anon, anyone can do it. It's good that the notions be rational though.

Oh indeed. But there's no fun in that either - and how would anyone ever do a doctorate if there wasn't the odd 'irrational' notion!

Ooops, BBcode did something a little silly there.

You've stumbled on a solution to doctoral glut.

And re the "backbiting"-- I thought I was making a valid point.

You've stumbled on a solution to doctoral glut.

You think there are too many people doing doctorates?