Florida Senator Introduces Bills to Repeal Gay Adoption Ban
Florida State Senator Nan Rich has introduced two bills to the Florida Senate to repeal the 1977 law barring gays from adopting. Though the law was overturned last November when Florida circuit judge Cindy Lederman ruled it unconstitutional, it continues to exist on the books. Despite this ruling, Florida currently still bars same-sex couples from adoption though a "back door" method: by preventing unmarried couples from filing for joint adoption.
Sen. Rich's first bill simply repeals the 1977 provision. The second creates certain conditions -- including the death of a child's birth parents -- under which a judge may place a child with a same-sex couple. Neither Democrat nor Republican lawmakers in Florida expect either bill to pass.
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