首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt t
It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt t
admin
2016-03-06
32
问题
It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.
The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue.
Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.
The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.
Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children. (357 words)
What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge’s ruling?
选项
A、The biological link.
B、The child’s benefits.
C、The traditional practice.
D、The parents’ feelings.
答案
B
解析
本题属于细节推断题。文章第三段提到“The ruling…sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage”,由此可知法院并未将血缘上的联系作为评判的标准,排除选项A,C、D在文中未提到。只有选项B可从第五段“But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue on her own behalf”这里找到依据。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/FZna777K
本试题收录于:
艺术硕士(艺术基础)题库专业硕士分类
0
艺术硕士(艺术基础)
专业硕士
相关试题推荐
市场细分可以使跨国公司在满足具体目标群体的独特需求的同时,还可以获得()。
跨国公司一般具有哪些主要特征?[深圳大学2011国际商务硕士]
跨国公司合并财务报表时会遇到外币的折算风险问题。()[对外经济贸易大学2014国际商务硕士]
Imagineeatingeverythingdeliciousyouwant—withnoneofthefat.Thatwouldbegreat,wouldn’tit?New"fakefat"products
Nearlyall"speedreading"courseshavea"pacing"element—sometimingdevicewhichletsthestudentknowhowmanywordsaminut
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare"
Thedeclineinmoralstandards—whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts—hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.
Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlangu
PresidentCoolidge’sstatement,"ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness,"stillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessin
Burnrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewouldbe$50,000amonthwhenmynewmediacompanys
随机试题
A.氯化钠注射液B.葡萄糖注射液C.右旋糖酐注射液D.氧氟沙星葡萄糖输液E.青霉素粉针含药输液为()。
A、吗啡B、哌替啶C、曲马多D、芬太尼E、可待因支气管哮喘、呼吸抑制、呼吸道梗阻患者禁用()。
甲、乙签订一份购销合同。甲以由银行承兑的汇票付款,在汇票的背书栏记载有“若乙不按期履行交货义务,则不享有票据权利”,乙又将此汇票背书转让给丙。下列对该票据有关问题的表述正确的是()。
某甲商场为打垮竞争对手乙商场,由总经理葛某牵头并与副经理刘某、部门经理杨某、朱某等集体决议,雇请当地黑社会势力孙某等人光天化日之下对乙商场打砸抢,造成乙商场财物损失9万多元,关于葛某等的行为,下面说法正确的是()。
《劳动合同法》第三十八条规定,用人单位有下列情形的,劳动者可以立即解除劳动合同()。
下面属于非银行金融机构的是()。
甲向乙开具一张商业承兑汇票,乙将该票据背书转让给丙,并注明“不得转让”字样,后丙又将该票据背书转让给丁,丁在向承兑人提示付款时被拒绝付款,关于丁行使追索权的说法中,正确的有()。
历史上被传为美谈的“张辽威震逍遥津”发生的战役是()。
在数据管理技术发展的三个阶段中,数据共享最好的是兰______。
Inreality,thelinesofdivisionbetweensciencesarebecomingblurred,andscienceagainapproachingthe"unity"thatithadt
最新回复
(
0
)