Thirty-seven foster children in Southwest Florida have no prospects for permanent, loving families.
Should gay and lesbian parents be allowed to adopt them?
Under current law, gay people are not allowed to adopt children, but a recent court ruling making its way to the state's Supreme Court may change that. Florida upholds the only outright ban in the nation.
A Miami-Dade judge declared that Florida's 1977 law violated equal protection rights. The state has filed a notice to appeal.
Lawyers for the man seeking to adopt two foster children he has raised since 2004 asked the case to be shipped directly to the state's Supreme Court.
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Florida high court to rule on same-sex adoption ban
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Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Should gay and lesbian parents be allowed to adopt them?
Under current law, gay people are not allowed to adopt children, but a recent court ruling making its way to the state's Supreme Court may change that. Florida upholds the only outright ban in the nation.
A Miami-Dade judge declared that Florida's 1977 law violated equal protection rights. The state has filed a notice to appeal.
Lawyers for the man seeking to adopt two foster children he has raised since 2004 asked the case to be shipped directly to the state's Supreme Court.
Full Article and Source:
Florida high court to rule on same-sex adoption ban
See also:
Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
This is an issue that needs to be settled -- the court's concern must be with the children's best interests, not whether the parent's are gay or straight.
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