Nova Scotia Scratches Out "Father" On Birth Certificates for "Father/Other Parent"

LifeSite ^ | September 24, 2007 | Peter J. Smith

[NYer]

HALIFAX, September 24, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative government rapidly approved new regulations, effective immediately, allowing birth certificates to register a lesbian "spouse" of a birth mother as the "other parent." The decision was made in cabinet only four days after the couple launched a human rights complaint.

Halifax scrambled to make adjustments to the Vital Statistics Act after a "married" lesbian couple, Emily and Jamie O'Neill, filed a Human Rights complaint demanding the province recognize them equally as parents to Emily's newborn daughter, Jordyn, who was conceived through artificial insemination and born August 7. Since the old regulations listed a newborn baby's "father" and "mother," Jamie would have needed to adopt Jordyn in order to acquire the same legal rights as Emily.

"In light of court decisions there would be no point in delaying anything," said Service Nova Scotia Minister Jamie Muir according to the Canadian Press. "The courts decided it was right to do and under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms this is the right thing to do and the province wants to do the right thing."

Previously homosexual human rights complaints in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario forced the provinces to change vital statistics regulations, while Manitoba and Quebec voluntarily changed the process of birth registration.

Muir said the government altered its regulations after a Thursday cabinet meeting.

"We were trying to find the most effective and efficient way to do this and we found out last week that we are able to do this through regulation, so regulation was the process that we chose."
 
The sweeping changes affecting all Nova Scotia society will benefit approximately four homosexual couples at this time according to Muir. Effective immediately, newborn children no longer have merely a "father," but a "father/other parent" listed on their birth certificates.

Halifax's innovative solution, however, to the latest hurdle in refashioning family structure without a basis in nature, still allows newborns the stability of keeping a "mother" on their birth certificate. This last concession from the government may not endure long if male-homosexual couples decide to file their own human rights complaint demanding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms redress the notion that a child naturally has the right to a "mother."

As well, the solution does not address the possible situation of a sperm donor father or surrogate mother also claiming parenthood such as occurred in the recent three parent case which resulted in a child being legally assigned 3 parents. With the growing likelihood of polygamy legalization and eventual recognition of polyamorous relationships, additional, new and interesting challenges to Canada's very flexible legal definition of family are likely.

Thanks to the provincial government's quick action, the O'Neills save the time and stress of a $3,000 adoption process, the government avoids a losing battle with the Human Rights Commission, and homosexual couples in Nova Scotia and throughout Canada can rest secure knowing that what Nature proposes, a human rights complaint disposes.

In the meantime, how the increasing numbers of children raised in these relationships are affected does not appear to be considered as important a factor as the rights of newly defined "parents".

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[Nathan Zachary]

"Emily and Jamie O'Neill, filed a Human Rights complaint demanding the province recognize them equally as parents to Emily's newborn daughter, Jordyn, who was conceived through artificial insemination and born August 7."

In a sane world that kid would have been whisked away and sent to live in a normal enviroment.

Now the poor kid is gong to be denied the right to be raised as nature intended, and have it's mind warped and twisted.

Kind of like what Muslims do, branwash their children from birth to hate jews and believe a Thieving murderous fat old pedophile was a prophet.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Nova Scotia Scratches Out "Father" On Birth Certificates for "Father/Other Parent"

So did Detroit. They replaced it with "Baby Daddy".

[Nathan Zachary]

"But what happens if the sperm donor is a native American. How can the child be raised without knowing it’s complete and total heritage?"

Poor kid will be awful ticked off to learn it was denied a free education, free house and a tax free treaty card, and the right to hunt animals to exctiction 365 days a year, cast a net across a river and deplete it of all fish.

Then again, a "sperm donor" is more likely to be a homo in need of ten bucks and willing to beat off into a cup for it.

[Catholic Canadian]

As the West continues its downward spiral into a pit fit only for degenerates.

The end is nigh.

[newzjunkey]

As well, the solution does not address the possible situation of a sperm donor father or surrogate mother also claiming parenthood

Not a problem created by homosexuals. Certainly we've seen such cases in the US where surrogates will affirm a claim of parenthood.

It would seem the birth certificates in Nova Scotia are attempting to 'catch up' with 'progress' and reflect the answer to the question, "Who are the persons responsible for this birth," in intent and not necessarily in fact. Is it any wonder we're here in light of the nature of modern living where a child is born or killed at the whims of its mother?

[newzjunkey]

In a sane world that kid would have been whisked away and sent to live in a normal enviroment.

If that's your idea of "sane" I suggest you seek out your favorite fascist regime and move there.

[newzjunkey]

So how is a child to know who they inherited half their genetic material from? How do they tell if their new girlfriend is their soul mate or their sister?

I hope you ask these same questions of out-of-wedlock births, many adoptions and any use of anonymously donated egg or sperm even if ultimately used by a married man and woman.

This is not a problem created by homosexuals, only a set of circumstances they're availing themselves of.

There's a reason the Church opposed lab technician and medical worker interventions to cause fertilization. It understood the Pandora's Box.

[HamiltonJay]

Sorry Nova Scotia, its biologically impossible for a child to have 2 mothers... or for that matter 2 fathers.

You can dillude yourself all you want.. but biology doesn’t play by your rules.

[madprof98]

How do they tell if their new girlfriend is their soul mate or their sister?

Could be one and the same. Incest is now chic.

[driftdiver]

” I hope you ask these same questions of out-of-wedlock births, many adoptions and any use of anonymously donated egg or sperm even if ultimately used by a married man and woman.”

The problem is caused by adults who are too absorbed in their own self inflated ego’s to consider what is important to the child.

[river rat]

One must wonder.....
Why didn’t jerks in Nova Scotia didn’t simply add “other parent” in ADDITION to FATHER...

Why must the child be denied the identity of his biological father? Under no circumstances should the father not be recorded in the official records.

If this pervert centered society, continues along this course — I’ll start cheering for the Islamist solution to the affront.....

[Vanders9]

A logical develepment of the acceptance of Lesbian/gay lifestyles. The main point having been conceded, it becomes harder to challenge this kind of thing.

[Vanders9]

Sometimes, I wonder if Christians and Moslems have more in common than either realise or admit. Our common enemy isod denying secular Humanism.

Just sometimes.

[Vanders9]

Sometimes, I wonder if Christians and Moslems have more in common than either realise or admit. Our common enemy is God denying secular Humanism.

Just sometimes.

[Allan]

Ping

[goldstategop]

In Canada, the Left has succeeded in dismantling the traditional family. Gay rights was just a cover for that move.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[driftdiver]

“In Canada, the Left has succeeded in dismantling the traditional family. Gay rights was just a cover for that move. “

A common move for socialism, communism, and totalitarianism. If the family is intact then the government is not in control of peoples thoughts. These types of govt’s must supplant the family and God in peoples minds.

[fanfan]