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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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 @B3TRVKYfrom British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

I believe a family structure with a mother and a father is the best for a child but I also think as long as a child is in a good loving home gay couples should be able to adopt.

 @9GB4LHWfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

I don't see why not as long as your able to take care of a child then who cares of what gender you like decides on that.

 @965GMBKfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but a Mother-Father figure is the best for the child's development

 @95BTMTYfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

gay, lesbian, and infertile couples should have priority as they cannot produce their own children

 @8VKJY6ZGreenfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and straight people who can have their own children should not be allowed to adopt

 @8TXZ328from British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Adoption is trauma

 @8R429LCfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

I don't think there should be gay couples but I think they have the right as straight people.

 @8PNCCBWfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

yeS YES YES YES YES

 @8JBY53Vfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

More research needs to be conducted on the effectiveness of same sex parents in comparison to traditional family structures.

 @97MCDDTfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

The kid should choose if he wants a gay couple as parents.

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