Same Sex Couple Adoption

Legalize Same-Sex Couple Adoption
Imagine someone, heterosexual or homosexual, who has dreamed of having kids one day and that that was the only thing they could ever think about. Picture the thought that they had just found out that they were not going to be able to have children and that they had to find some other way of having a family they always desired. Adoption is one of the best decisions, so they go to a same-sex couple adoption….. Same-sex couple adoption should be legalized all around the world, because it gives every child who needs a loving family a chance to be adopted and gives deserving couples an opportunity to be parents. Questioning whether or not to allow same-sex couples to adopt has been an issue among social service …show more content…
Some states and individuals argue that same-sex couples are not able to provide children with what they need, and that they are not capable of caring for them. For instance, Florida bans “homosexuals” from adopting according to experts presented by the state, who said, “There is a higher incidence of drug and alcohol abuse among same-sex couples, that their relationships were less stable than those of heterosexuals, and that their children suffered a societal stigma” (Almanzar). Florida, as a state; however, was not able to provide evidence to back up that statement; therefore, the statement above was thrown out in court. Yolanne Almanzar reports in her article over the Florida ban that a judge, Cindy S. Lederman, argues that it is unconstitutional and that some of the society is forgetting about a child’s basic needs. Lederman describes in her discussion, “The best interests of children are not preserved by prohibiting homosexual adoption” (Almanzar). Judge Lederman is agreeing that not allowing same-sex couples is not putting the needs of a child first, and that the law was not protecting rights of a same-sex …show more content…
One case involved with the Florida banning includes a man, Frank Martin Gill, who was fostering two children who he would greatly like to adopt, but cannot due to the banning. When one of the experts looked at the following accusations, “There is a higher incidence of drug and alcohol abuse among same-sex couples, that their relationships were less stable than those of heterosexuals, and that their children suffered a societal stigma” (Almanzar), a lawyer who was representing Mr. Gill made a persuading contradiction that Judge Lederman took into account. Judge Lederman in the end, finalized that the ban was unconstitutional and made the following remark, “It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person’s ability to parent” (Almanzar). After the law was considered unconstitutional, Mr. Gill was ecstatic and said, “Our family just got a lot more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving” (Almanzar). Judge Cindy Lederman agrees that same-sex couples should be able to adopt, because they can make good parents that is capable of helping with the process of a child’s development. Considering Mr. Gill’s reaction to the ban, one can tell that the ban being removed was an eventful day for him and his family. Think about how many families that the United States could make joyous and give the chance to same-sex couples to try and be amazing