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Mich. House approves bills allowing religious objections by adoption agencies
Critics say the legislation is a move by Republicans to get ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, should it strike down state bans on gay marriage, by allowing discrimination against gay couples seeking to adopt children.
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Florida House approves bill that would remove gay adoption ban from state law
The bill strips language from state law that bans gay people from adopting children – a practice that has been allowed since the law was found unconstitutional in 2010.
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Florida House bill would remove gay adoption ban from state law
The vote comes five years after an appeals court ruled that the state’s gay adoption ban was unconstitutional.
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Slovenia lawmakers approve same-sex marriage, gay couple adoption
Slovenian lawmakers have approved same-sex marriage and child adoption by gay couples amid opposition from conservative groups and the Catholic Church.
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Alabama court reverses itself, allows visitation case after same-sex couple split
An Alabama appeals court reversed itself on Friday, ruling that a woman who separated from her same-sex partner in Georgia can pursue visitation rights in Alabama.
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Couple in Alabama same-sex marriage case still refused adoption petition
The couple whose lawsuit got Alabama’s same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional is headed back to court after a probate judge again refused to grant their adoption petition.
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Indiana same-sex couple files lawsuit alleging birth certificate discrimination
Indiana’s birth certificates discriminate against gay married couples and their children because they don’t account for both spouses being the same gender, a federal lawsuit filed Friday says.
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Slovakia holds referendum on same-sex marriage, adoption
Slovaks are voting in a nationwide a referendum that would bar gay marriages and adoptions, and allow parents to decide whether their children attend sex education classes.
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Portugal defeats draft law to allow same‑sex couple adoptions
Portugal’s parliament has rejected draft laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt children, despite a strong vote in favor by the left-wing Socialists which left the margin smaller than ever.
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Va. Senate panel rejects second parent adoptions for unmarried, same-sex couples
A proposal to allow adoption by the partners of unmarried same-sex parents was rejected Friday by a Virginia Senate committee.