Civil partnership: the desire and the right to have children
I will comment upon Brazil’s Civil Partnership Project (“PCR” in Portuguese)1
and the issue of homosexual parenthood. Although the final version of the PCR turned in by the Special Legislative Commission clearly bans adoption by homosexual couples, analysis of the congressional debates regarding the issue shows that the major barrier confronting the legalization of homosexual marriage in Brazil is the risk that this could lead to the recognition of same sex couples as a family, which in turn could lead to
the recognition of said couples’ right to raise children. Given this, I will explore three dimensions of parenthood: biological, legal, and personal desire, reflecting upon what has been stated and argued about the rights and desires of gays and lesbians regarding adoption.... (AU)
Informações de Categorização
Assunto(s): Adoção; Brasil; Homoparentalidade; Homossexualidade; União civil;
Autor(es):
Editora: CLAM;
Local: Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Tipo de Publicação: Artigos eletrônicos;
Informações da Publicação
Link/URL: http://www.clam.org.br/uploads/publicacoes/book2/10.pdf
Código/ISBN/ISSN: 978-85-89737-82-1
Ano da Publicação: 2013
Colação: p.174-180
Notas:
In: Sexuality, Culture and Politics - A South American Reader. Rio de Janeiro : CLAM, 2013. Disponível para download no site do CLAM - Centro Latinoamericano em Sexualidade em Direitos Humanos - http://www.clam.org.br
Acesso em: 26 set 2013
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