Introduction

Recent attempts by as many as 16 states(1) to ban homosexual partner adoption have put the issue at the forefront of what could be the next culture clash. According to a 2000 census there were 601,209 same-sex couples living together in the United States; one third of the female same-sex couples and one-fifth of the male smae-sex couples reported having children under eighteen in the home(2). Many state legislatures (e.g. Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan) which are working to ban same-sex couple adoption believe they are following up on successful banning of homosexual marriage. The drive to ban gay adoption has been led most strongly by the christian right, who believe homosexuality is unnatural and ungodly(3,4). Groups that have released policy statements encouraging state legislatures to allow gay adoption include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American......

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Title: Gay Adoption
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Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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