The pathway one has to take in adopting a child is very complex. ... There are many laws, federal and state, that ensures the child's best interest and welfare is placed first. ... Most states require couples to be legally married in order to adopt a child. ... "Lesbians and heterosexual women have not been found to differ markedly either in their overall mental health or in their approaches to child rearing, nor have lesbians" romantic and sexual relationships with other women detract from their ability to care for their children. ... Available evidence reveals that in fact heterosexu...

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There is no substantial evidence supporting the radical and eccentric notions that if a child is raised by a homosexual couple, through osmosis, the child will be reared in a homosexual fashion thus rendering the impressionable child ridden with homosexual tendencies or even orientation. ...

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