Justices Shy Away From Gay Parent's Case

[Eugene]

Justices Shy Away From Gay Parent's Case


Monday May 15, 2006 4:46 PM

By GINA HOLLAND

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -The Supreme Court refused Monday to block a gay woman from seeking
parental rights to a child she had helped raise with her
partner.

Justices could have used the case to clarify the rights of gays in child custody disputes
stemming from nontraditional families.

They declined, without comment, to disturb a ruling of Washington state's highest court
that said Sue Ellen Carvin could pursue ties to the girl as a "de facto parent."
The girl is now 11.

The case had brought a contentious issue to a court that has shied away from gay rights
disputes.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5823138,00.html

[xchrom]

1. this is what pisses me off -- until we are seen as fully human --

these kinds of stupid cases will be seen.

these two would most likely have been MARRIED.

then there would have been not argument about who was a parent.

i find it interesting that conservatives focus more on the gay aspects of this case -- rather than the decision by any couple to have invitro and give birth to a child.

[noonwitch]

3. A new legal approach could be what the child's rights are

If the child's bond with that parent is severed, the child will be harmed. The child has the right to have what we call "continuity of relationships".

[HuffleClaw]

2. "a court that has shied away from gay rights disputes"

and a court that has shied away from having to LIMIT the bush administration in any meaningful way.