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THE BABY DUMP STORE

Posted on March 31, 2005 by [email protected] — 2 Comments ↓

We owe a debt of gratitude to Fox News blow hard John Gibson. A couple weeks ago, in the midst of a bad hair spray day, Gibson, took a hissy-fit over gay adoption. Nothing new there we yawned as we began to install our Fox Blocker. But then, to our surprise and our ever-lasting gratitude, Gibson made a startling revelation: the queer agenda behind baby dump laws! Gay’s can’t have kids–other than going to the abandoned kids store and getting one or two…. Of course, it all makes perfect sense once you think about it. How else could pediacentric gays and lesbians hope to compete with church-wed exburbanite paps with deep pockets and CPCs but to set up an alternative source of supply? And all along I thought it was the National Council for Adoption and its string of “safe abandonment” franchises run from the kitchen tables of America’s heartland, that were filling up the baybee coffers and stuffing our rights down the garbage chute. Mea Culpa! Coming to a location near you soon: The Baby Dump Store! Look for it!

FACTS DON’T MATTER….

Posted on March 21, 2005 by [email protected] — Leave a reply

…. when it comes to legalized baby abandonment and the California Legislature. On March 15, the California Senate Judiciary Committee met to vote on SB 116,the repeal of the sunset of SB 1368–the state’s Safe Haven law which permits any old anybody (not only parents) to anonymously “legally abandon” an infant 72-hours old or less at hospitals and police and fire stations with no questions asked. If passed, the repeal makes the law permanent. While researching the bill to write testimony Bastard Nation: the Adoptee Rights Organization learned that the California Department of Social Services is mandated by SB 1368 and by California’s sunset law itself to prepare and present annual reports to the legislature on the use and effectiveness of the Safe Haven program in that state. The reports were mandated into the law specifically for legislative review when the sunset came up so that (gasp!) the legislature could make an informed and educated vote on whether or not to continue the program. As it turns out, CDSS couldn’t be bothered with such a difficult task. Although a report was issued for 2002, unlike many other CDSS reports dealing with adoption and child welfare, it is not available online. Continue Reading →