Adoption | Gay and Lesbian Couples Should Have the Right to Adopt
In the following viewpoint, Jill M. Crawford contends that too many prospective homosexual adoptive couples who can offer children permanent, caring homes are discouraged from adopting by the scrutiny and homophobia they confront during the adoption process. Although single-parent adoption and “loopholes” in existing policies allow some gay and lesbian couples to raise children, she concludes that failing to sanction same-sex couple adoptions denies many children the benefits of having two legally recognized parents. Crawford is an adoption social worker at the Cambridge Family and...
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