Cruanyes and his husband adopt two children as the DNA excuse falls apart
Two same-sex parents adopt two children in Catalonia. The biological objection over DNA clashes with the legal and economic reality of parenting.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Adoption by a lgtb couple exposes the biological taboo
Two people of the same sens have adopted two children in Catalonia. Broadcaster Cruanyes and his husband have expanded their family, according to reports by RAC1. The loudest reaction does not question the law: it questions DNA.
DNA as the last stronghold of objection
The most elaborate objection holds that an adopted child is not one's "own" because they do not share DNA. That same logic would imply that any adoptive parent, whether gai or heterosenshetero, is not a parent. The law, however, grants the same rights and obligations. Biology offends, some seem to say, but the Civil Code does not notice.
The issue then veers toward surrogacy as a route to genetic offspring without an emotional relationship with a woman. An option that is not regulated in Spain and that involves figures of another order of magnitude.
Envy or incoherence
Some see in the criticism a simple reflection of envy: a stable couple raising two children while others get lost in speculation about testosterone and beards. The comments section fills up with misplaced arguments, from facial virility to put-downs that do not contribute a single fact.
The only thing clear at this hour: two children have two legal parents, and public attention has not moved beyond genetics to the real economics of parenting. When the conversation turns to budgets, parental leave and schooling costs, perhaps the picture will change.
Two people of the same sens have adopted two children in Catalonia. Broadcaster Cruanyes and his husband have expanded their family, according to reports by RAC1. The loudest reaction does not question the law: it questions DNA.
DNA as the last stronghold of objection
The most elaborate objection holds that an adopted child is not one's "own" because they do not share DNA. That same logic would imply that any adoptive parent, whether gai or heterosenshetero, is not a parent. The law, however, grants the same rights and obligations. Biology offends, some seem to say, but the Civil Code does not notice.
The issue then veers toward surrogacy as a route to genetic offspring without an emotional relationship with a woman. An option that is not regulated in Spain and that involves figures of another order of magnitude.
Envy or incoherence
Some see in the criticism a simple reflection of envy: a stable couple raising two children while others get lost in speculation about testosterone and beards. The comments section fills up with misplaced arguments, from facial virility to put-downs that do not contribute a single fact.
The only thing clear at this hour: two children have two legal parents, and public attention has not moved beyond genetics to the real economics of parenting. When the conversation turns to budgets, parental leave and schooling costs, perhaps the picture will change.
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