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FactCheck: is having a mum and a dad the very best thing for a child?

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posted on 2024-07-13, 05:03 authored by Simon Crouch, Deborah Dempsey
An Australian Senator recently argued that that having both a mother and a father is best for a child's development, according to the evidence. However, is this actually the case? This article reviews the Senator's evidence and compares it to recent Australian research on same-sex parents and child outcomes.

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