ࡱ> TRU` 6bjbjss >(   $8$B&<RRRGGG$?h!*: GG: RRO555 R R555:, T R R'( e0R!O!`! `G5l"GGG::%GGGBBBBBB $   May 24, 2006  AUTOTEXTLIST Dear All S.A Politicians, I am writing to you to alert you to a very important matter. In 2005 my partner and I were expecting a baby and were very excited by this. Sadly our son Mackenzie [surname withheld] was still-born on August the 19th 2005. Until we lost our son we were vaguely aware of the discriminatory laws in S.A against same sex couples, but I guess like a lot of people until something affects your family you think it is an injustice but do nothing. However we cant sit silent any longer. Our Son Mackenzie was conceived through donor sperm. My partner Mackenzies other mother could not be recognized on his death certificate because she is of the same gender as me. However had a married couple Husband/Wife accessed donor sperm due to the husband being infertile then the Husband could still go on the Childs Death/Birth Certificate as the father even though biologically he is not the father of that child. The excuse in S.A is that my partner is not the biological other parent of Mackenzie so therefore has no right to be on the Death Certificate. However if a sterile husband who is not the biological parent of a child can go on the Death/birth certificate of a child then why not the partner of the biological mother.. In Western Australia the Birth/death Certificates actually says Parent and Parent so that it can be used for same sex couples. We cant believe in this the year of 2006 that South Australia is so behind the times and is so discriminatory to gay couples more than any other state in Australia. It is ridiculous that same sex couples can NOT access IVF in SA and have to travel INTERSTATE to access it. In other states of Australia Gay couples can adopt, Get married and have the same rights as heterosexually married couples. South Australia should be known as the discriminatory state. It is a shame that all the good work Don Dustan did so many years ago in getting some equality for all South Australians has gone down the toilet because we use to be the PIONEERS and Innovators of new reforms and now we are not even the FOLLOWERS because we are so far behind the rest of the country. The reason we are writing this letter to you also is to advise you that we are expecting another baby this year December 2006. We are working towards getting The Relationships Bill passed. Included in this bill is parenting issues i.e. Parent and Parent on birth certificates, Access to IVF, Co- Adoption Laws. As the law stands in SA at the moment if I died giving birth my partner would have to fight in the family court for the right to keep custody of a child that is hers anyway. There is no difference between a person of a same sex couple being just as much the other parent of a child conceived through donor sperm as a sterile husband is the other parent (but not biologically related to that child) of a child conceived the same way. He would get instant parental rights to that child even though he is not biologically related to that child. If I died our child would be placed in foster care paid for by the government and with all likelihood could be placed in a same sex couples home (as gay people are approved to be foster carers). However our child would have no rights to stay with its other mother until such time as all other family members reject the possibility of raising the child. Making this childs other mother the last choice even though the other mother loves this child as if she had given birth to it herself. THIS IS PURELY DISCRIMINATION OF THE HIGHEST FORM AGAINST SAME SEX COUPLES IN SA. There are hundreds of children currently living in South Australia in a same sex parented home. They all need the stability and protection co-adoption and intending parent changes on the birth certificate will provide. Four years of broken promises. I want one person to put this up for discussion and I do not care who it is or what their motivation, All it takes is for one person to be strong enough and a pioneer instead of being one of the flock to stand up for injustice and get rid of discrimination within our society. The children of the gay community deserve the same rights that are given to the children of the heterosexual community. Why should the gay parents have to fight for their childrens rights, when they should be offered the same rights as everyone else. Just remember these children will also be voters too! Eagerly awaiting someone to do the right thing! 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