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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Fit to foster but not adopt?"

"Fit to foster but not adopt? Gay couples see double standard in parental rights debate," is the headline to this story in the Indianapolis Star today, by Tim Evans. It begins:

Kim Brennan and Becki Hamilton quietly cared for three foster children before their adoption of one thrust them into the debate over gay adoption in Indiana.

The Morgan County couple's legal fight is headed to the Indiana Supreme Court and has prompted a legislator to call for a law banning gays and lesbians from adopting.

But the fact that the gay couple are foster parents, licensed by the Department of Child Services to care for troubled children, hasn't generated the same level of controversy.

Gay-rights advocates see a troubling double standard: If they are OK to take care of children from families torn apart by drugs, crime, abuse or other tragic circumstances, why aren't gays seen as fit to adopt?

For background, see this list of ILB entries.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 30, 2006 10:03 AM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions