Should the Supreme Court allot equal adoption rights across the border in all 50 states for gay and lesbian couples to file legally as joint parents similar to heterosexual parents? Petitioners of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender (LGBQT) community repeatedly fight for equality but remain to be a silent voice in the court system. Legally, same-sex couples are issued the right to get married and file as husband and wife in a civil union. Concerns that are targeted on religious beliefs, the safety of the children and development issues are problems that rise in this case approval. Adoption agencies require basic qualifications that specifically target marital status, age and residency of the individual. The case to legalize same-sex
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The only states that accept same-sex couples to jointly adopt children are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Various religions across the country consider marriage only between a male and female therefore, the option to adopt a child is also considered a sin for same-sex couples. In the Constitution, the first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Religion is not a factor that the judicial system can target to hold same-sex couples from adopting children. Courts systems express their concern of molestation in the household of a child raised by parents of the same sex, fearing that the child will be raped or touched by a parent. However, statistics reference that there is a high risk that children encounter molestation by a family members heterosexual partner. Behavioral wise, children raised in homosexual relationships are known to develop psychological issues by the teasing and harassment that they experience. Researchers remain to test different theories but there is no direct evidence that the causes of those particular conflicts are present due to homosexual couples. The Courts decision to not legalize adoption in all 50 states is not justified by these particular
The only states that accept same-sex couples to jointly adopt children are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Various religions across the country consider marriage only between a male and female therefore, the option to adopt a child is also considered a sin for same-sex couples. In the Constitution, the first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Religion is not a factor that the judicial system can target to hold same-sex couples from adopting children. Courts systems express their concern of molestation in the household of a child raised by parents of the same sex, fearing that the child will be raped or touched by a parent. However, statistics reference that there is a high risk that children encounter molestation by a family members heterosexual partner. Behavioral wise, children raised in homosexual relationships are known to develop psychological issues by the teasing and harassment that they experience. Researchers remain to test different theories but there is no direct evidence that the causes of those particular conflicts are present due to homosexual couples. The Courts decision to not legalize adoption in all 50 states is not justified by these particular