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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Gay couples should not even be possibility, let alone raise a child to be like them, that’s ridiculous
Gay people should be given the same respect as straight parents. They have the right to adopt.
@93VVP973yrs3Y
Yes, but allow religious agencies to refuse them
@6LKT66V4yrs4Y
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.
@8H7C5J65yrs5Y
They should be able to adopt, but religious entities should not be forced to serve them.
@heatherdvdprincess3yrs3Y
No, and sem-sex (by birth) couples should not be able to adopt children, and neither should anyone else who is not a born-man and a born-woman who are married. (No single people, either)
@TogetherinSoli14yrs4Y
No, a mother and father structure is the best option for any child. Same-sex couples should only be able to adopt if there are not enough mother-and-father couples
@8VJQ9QW3yrs3Y
Yes, but religious adoption centers should be able to deny them if it conflicts with their religious beliefs
@8VJQ9QW3yrs3Y
Yes, but as a constitutionalist who strongly believes in the 1st amendment, religious adoption centers should be able to deny them if it conflicts with their religious beliefs
@8ZSKCFB3yrs3Y
Yes, however adoption agencies should focus the majority of services to straight couples.
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
No, only heterosexual (but not heterosexual allies) and asexual but opposite sex couples who are lawfully married should be allowed to have adoption rights
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