Nowadays, it is more accepted to be homosexual. More people choose to show that they are homosexual and more couples than before choose to get married. It is also more usual that the homosexual couples want to adopt a child. But is this ethically right?

According to Swedish law, homosexual couples have the same right to adopt children as heterosexual couples. But what consequences can this have? Some people think that if you can not get children in a natural way, than you should not adopt children either. It is very hard to know what is best for the child. There is many things that are positive, but there are also a lot of things that can be bad for the child, so it is hard to know what is right.

Children that are adopted have often had a very bad childhood. Can it be worse if they are adopted by a homosexual couple? No one knows if a heterosexual parent is better than a homosexual, but they are probably not. The most important thing is that the child comes to a loving home, and I do not think that homosexual people love there children less than heterosexual people.

A lot of people think that children has the right to have both a mother and a father, but today a lot of kids live with a single parent. I think it is better to have two parents instead of one, no matter what gender they have. Many people also think that the child can be teased, but that is something that you can not know for certain. I think it is wrong to let a child be homeless just because it can be teased. People should never accept teasing, no matter what reason.

Do you think it is right that homosexual people adopt children?

There are a lot of children in the world that do not have parents or a home. I think that it is better for these children to grow up with homosexual parents, than to grow up without any parents at all. I think the child would chose to come to a loving home, instead of being alone. And I think the children’s best is most important.