Opponents of such advocacy rebut this claim by pointing to the ability of same-sex couples to disperse their assets by will.

Opponents of same-sex marriage within the gay community argue that fighting to achieve these benefits by means of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples privatizes benefits ( e. g., health care ) that should be made available to people regardless of their relationship status.

Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States ground their arguments on parenting concerns, religious concerns, concerns that changes to the definition of marriage would lead to the inclusion of polygamy or incest, and other intellectual ideas expressed in natural law theory.

** Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States

* Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States

Opponents of LGBT adoption question whether same-sex couples have the ability to be adequate parents.

) Opponents argued that after the Court of Appeal of New Zealand had decided Quilter v Attorney General in the mid-nineties, same-sex marriage had become a moot issue in common law, and marriage itself continued as a heterosexual-only institution.

Opponents of same-sex marriage then launched a new initiative to pass a constitutional amendment banning the practice.

'" Opponents of same-sex marriage raise the possibility of a legal challenge.

* Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States

Opponents of legal recognition for same-sex couples filed two lawsuits in the Superior Court of California.

Opponents hope to change the Oregon constitution to define marriage as restricted to one man and one woman through a vote on the November 2004 ballot.

Opponents of the Lydia scenario point to the fact that coins of that era have been totally absent from archeological finds in Sardis, capital of Lydia.

Opponents to LGBT rights movements as well as activists within LGBT communities have used this type of outing as a controversial political campaign or tactic.

Opponents say that many educational agencies have adopted outcomes which focus too much on attitudes ( e. g., " Students will enjoy physical education class ") rather than academic content.

Opponents argue that schools have a responsibility to look after the health of the children in their care, and that allowing children easy access to soft drinks violates that responsibility.

Opponents of Harrison have argued that a phrase in Pope Pius XII's legislation " Cardinals who have been deposed or who have resigned, however, are barred and may not be reinstated even for the purpose of voting ", though it speaks of someone deposed or resigned from the cardinalate, not of someone who may have incurred automatic excommunication but has not been officially declared excommunicated, means that, even if someone is permitted to attend, that does not automatically translate into electability.

Opponents of traducianism are sometimes found in the pro-life movement, because many among those who hold to pro-life views are of the opinion that embryos have a soul and are to be fully recognized as persons.

Opponents of the law have criticized its authorization of indefinite detentions of immigrants ; searches through which law enforcement officers search a home or business without the owner ’ s or the occupant ’ s permission or knowledge ; the expanded use of National Security Letters, which allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) to search telephone, e-mail, and financial records without a court order, and the expanded access of law enforcement agencies to business records, including library and financial records.

" Opponents claim that they deviate from the text in a number of places ( for example, the Baker is supposed to have whiskers and hair, Fit the Fourth, but in the illustrations he is bald ) and hence should be discounted.

Opponents of evolution theory have often maintained that social Darwinism is a logical entailment of a belief in evolutionary theory, while biologists and historians maintain that it is rather a perversion of Charles Darwin's ideas.

Opponents of these decisions have argued that if all corporate rights under the Constitution were abolished, it would clear the way for greater regulation of campaign spending and contributions.

Opponents, such as Dean Russell in The TVA Idea, in addition to condemning the project as being socialist, argued that TVA created a " hidden loss " by preventing the creation of " factories and jobs that would have come into existence if the government had allowed the taxpayers to spend their money as they wished.

Opponents pointed out that leading pro-treaty politicians had admitted if referendums had been held in countries other than Ireland, it would probably have been defeated there as well.

* Opponents of digital rights management argue that it creates perverse incentives for users to use pirated software when they are unable to access games they have legally purchased.

Opponents also note its small size, serving approximately 900 homes in relation to the surrounding districts that serve between 4, 400 to 8, 700 households and have a lesser tax burden.

Opponents of the clean indoor air ordinance, funded in part by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, immediately petitioned to have the ordinance repealed.

Opponents of biblical fundamentalism have criticized the Scofield Bible for its air of total authority in biblical interpretation, for what they consider its glossing over of biblical contradictions, and for its focus on eschatology.

Opponents of the invasion strategy point to a lack of examples in which occupying or peacekeeping forces have met with conclusive success.

Opponents argue that because both goals do not have time limits, there is no reason to implement Article 23 legislation before universal suffrage.

Opponents of solitary confinement hold that it is a form of cruel and unusual punishment and torture because the lack of human contact, and the sensory deprivation that often go with solitary confinement, can have a severe negative impact on a prisoner's mental state that may lead to certain mental illnesses such as depression, permanent or semi-permanent changes to brain physiology, an existential crisis, and death.

Opponents of Georgia's transportation policies have alleged a race-based two-tiered system, where billions are spent by the state on highway expansion to aid the commutes of mostly Caucasian residents of the suburbs and rural areas ( like GRIP ), while service cuts at MARTA have hurt mostly African Americans.

Opponents claim the barriers are a taxpayer boondoggle, an ineffective deterrent and that the barriers inappropriately jeopardize the health and safety of those seeking illegal entry into the United States, as well as destroy animal habitat, prevent animals from reaching water, disturb animal migration patterns, and otherwise damage the environment.

Opponents argue that this method loses the spatial separation of individual voice lines, an otherwise valuable feature for the audience, and that it eliminates sectional resonance, which lessens the effective volume of the chorus.

Opponents to the consolidation measure asserted that cost savings alleged by a widely circulated report were incorrect and / or unsubstantiated and that individual voter representation would be diluted by the merged municipal structure.

Opponents say that this undermines individual freedom and personal responsibility, and worry that the state may be emboldened to remove more and more choice in the name of better population health overall.

Opponents countered that the oath was intrusive to individual conscience, somewhat fascist in nature and denied general public access to the president.

Opponents of Communist states claim that this is a form of indoctrination.

Opponents of holding non-binding plebiscites include monarchist David Flint, who described this process as " inviting a vote of no confidence in one of the most successful constitutions in the world ," and minimalist republican Greg Craven, who states " a multi-option plebiscite inevitably will produce a direct election model, precisely for the reason that such a process favours models with shallow surface appeal and multiple flaws.

Opponents of the FMA claim polling of the public has shown a cautious response, with many polls indicating opposition, even in states such as Arizona and Colorado which are normally thought of as socially conservative.

Opponents of the measure in both Kentucky and Tennessee – the recreation area spans the two states – cited a variety of reasons to retain the old name and the proposal was eventually dropped at Cooper's request.

Opponents have asserted that the PSI gives states a license to carry out acts of " piracy " on the high seas.

Opponents to the idea stress, however, that various factors don't necessarily follow the premise as well as the fact that there are various differences among European nations, states and regions.