Parenthood was Cheapened Today

From the state of Washington comes this disturbing news story about yet another blow to the sanctity of the family at the hands of radical homosexuals and the people who are influenced by them. You can read the story for yourself of course, but here is the digested version:

Two lesbians live together. Lesbian #1 gets pregnant via sperm donor and has the baby. Lesbians #1 and #2 jointly care for the child for six years, then the couple breaks up. During that six years, Lesbian #2 never adopts the child. Lesbian #1 (the mother), then marries the sperm donor and the three then live as a family. Yes, its a rather sordid affair, but it ends with mother, father, and child all living together. The catch is that the jilted Lesbian #2 sued for parental rights since she helped raise the child for six years, and the court found in her favor, granting limited visitation rights. On the surface, I'm sure many would think, "Well, what's wrong with that?", to which I say, "Plenty".

First and foremost, the child is in no way biologically or legally related to #2. As I mentioned earlier, #2 didn't even adopt the child. According to Washington state law, #2 has no parental rights.

Second, this court decision says to parents - especially single parents - that it would be unwise to ever get a roommate or allow your boyfriend or girlfriend to live with you and your child, because they just might get shared custody of your child, even if they are not biologically or legally related to the child.

Third, I want you to ask yourself honestly: Would the decision in the case have been the same if Lesbian #2 was a live-in boyfriend instead of a lesbian lover? Think it through - a woman with child lives with a boyfriend who is not the father. The boyfriend helps raise the kid for a few years until the couple breaks up and the mother marries the biological father. Do you actually think that a court would give the boyfriend any parental rights? I didn't think so.

Finally, this case serves as a textbook example of judicial activism, whereby judges make new law instead of interpreting cases according to the law as it is written. According to Washington's Uniform Parentage Act, the definition of who is a parent and who is not is described, and Lesbian #2 does not qualify. Is that wrong? I don't think so, but maybe someone else does. The point is that if people deem this unfair, then it is up to the Washington state Legislature, not their Courts, to change the law.

In the meantime, a family that just wants to get on with its life now has to deal with an unwelcome presence that has been forced upon them by the leftist activism of radical homosexuals and the judicial branch of the state of Washington. As the happily married father of one child, and another one on the way next year, I weep for this latest attack on the families of this country.

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