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from Parenting & Family
States To Grapple With Adoption Policy
February 21, 2006 -
Bans on gay adoption are being promoted in 16 states through grassroots
initiative campaigns. Ohio, Georgia and Kentucky approved constitutional
amendments in 2004 that define marriage as a union of one man and one
woman.
According to Greg Quinlan of Ohio's Pro-Family Network, it's now time
for a ban on gay adoption. "Now that we've defined what marriage is, we
need to take that further and say children deserve to be in that
relationship," said Quinlan.
Florida has banned gay adoption since 1977 although gays can be foster
parents. Mississippi bans gay couples from adopting, but gay singles can
adopt. Utah bans all unmarried couples from adopting.
Two NARTH leaders have published important papers on the importance of
children being reared in families with a mother and a father. A third
leader has published a paper on the questionable research of Charlotte
Patterson, a lesbian who heads the APA's Division 44 on gay and lesbian
issues. Patterson's research on gay families has come into question for
a number of reasons. Current research shows that children brought up in
homes headed by same-sex couples are harmed by the experience in a
variety of ways.
NARTH Resources:
"Gender Complementarity and Child-rearing: Where Tradition and Science Agree"
A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D. MBA, MPH*
"Review Of Research On Homosexual Parenting, Adoption, And Foster Parenting"
by George A. Rekers, Ph.D.
"The Research Of Charlotte J. Patterson"
(Updated, December 2005)
By Gerald Schoenewolf, Ph.D.
"When Activism Masquerades as Science: Potential Consequences of Recent APA Resolutions"
By A. Dean Byrd, Ph. D., MBA, MPH
Updated: 8 February 2008
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