adoption ban

Conservatives Pass Adoption Ban

Lost, amid the (completely justified) outcry over California's passage of the hateful Proposition 8, is the fact that Arkansas passed an even more heinous bill banning adoptions or foster care by gay, or otherwise unmarried, couples. From the NY Times: Strong opposition to the candidacy of Barack Obama in Arkansas may have helped conservatives pass a measure blocking the adoption of children by unmarried couples. The measure, which voters overwhelmingly approved Tuesday and which prevents unmarried cohabitating couples from adopting or fostering children, won strong support from conservatives, ...

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