Faith-Based Groups Fear Gay Adoption Penalties

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Recent legislation recognizing same-sex couples in New York and Illinois has reignited the debate over gay adoption.

Many fear faith-based adoption agencies could lose federal funding if they refuse to allow adoption to same-sex couples.

The "Every Child Deserves a Family Act" was first introduced in the House 2009 in support of gay adoption. Now, more than 50 members of the Congress have signed on to the legislation.

The bill would deny funding and licensing to any agency that discriminates based on a couple's "sexual orientation, gender, or marital status." the rest