Washington D.C., Mar 9, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Speaking on local radio stations, John Howard, Primer Minister of Australia, criticized a regional law that authorizes the adoption of children by homosexual couples and expressed his rejection of the legalization of homosexual unions.
In response to the legalization of adoption by homosexuals in the province of Canberra, Howard said he was “against gay adoption just as I am against gay marriage.”
According to the newspaper “The Australian,” the Howard administration is studying the possibility of outlawing the measure at the national level.
“The ideal thing would be that these children be educated by a mother and a father who are married,” he added, although he admitted that non-married couples can be good parents. “I believe it is extremely important that people have roll models from both sexes,” he insisted.