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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsSocial Issues9yrs ago

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. This may be in the form of a joint adoption by a same-sex couple, adoption by one partner of a same-sex couple of the other's biological child (step-child adoption) and adoption by a single LGBT person. Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 25 countries. Opponents of LGBT adoption question whether same-sex couples have the ability to be adequate parents while other opponents question whether natural law implies that children of adoption possess a natural right to be raised by heterosexual parents. Since constitutions and statutes usually fail to address the adoption rights of LGBT persons, judicial decisions often determine whether they can serve as parents either individually or as couples.

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 @2CRP3VJanswered…4yrs4Y

Adoption should no longer be legal for anyone.

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but the child should have the right to reject them.

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but they should only be able to adopt children of their gender.

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but they can only adopt children that are the same gender as them

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but require the children to have consoling.

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but require children 9 and under to have counseling.

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but allow children to reject them

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but they can only adopt children 10 and older

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but children should have the right to reject them

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but they can only adopt children 10 and older that way they can consent

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but they should require family counseling

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but they should require family counseling unless the child says they don’t need it

 @88LK76J from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but children should have the right to reject them.

 @6LKT66Vanswered…4yrs4Y

Heteroseuxual relationships are better for children then gay or single parent scenarios however a single parent or homosexual couple makes a much better parent than foster care.

 @8TB798W from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

It should be the individual choice of each individual and agency involved.

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