# Aborting gay fetuses **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 20, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-gay-fetuses/486662 "2009-02-20T02:21:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 50
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-gay-fetuses/486662/50 "2009-02-20T16:34:22Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Well, that’s very generous of you, but the question was whether pro-lifers would support allowing the baby to be adopted BY gay people. That would be a decision between the bio-parents (or guardian) and the couple. In general terms I believe that both genders are needed and one can never substitute for another as they contribute different attributes to a child so a m-f couple would be in general preferable. Just going on a line of thought, a f-f couple might be the next in order of preference as one female may take on the full maternal role, which IMHO is critically important in early life. A single f may not have the time required to nurture a baby, though there is a greater possibility of the addition of a male in marriage for the father role later in life. A m-m couple would be the least preferable IMHO (of the 4 possibilities mentioned), as the father role, though very important for normal development, is not as critical as the maternal one at the early stages IMHO. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-gay-fetuses/486662)._