Thursday, February 21, 2013

Puerto Rico Denies Gays Right to Adopt Children; High Court:Family Comprised of a Mother, Father

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children, the NBC Latino website reports today (February 21, 2013).

Yesterday's 5-4 vote comes in the case of an unidentified woman who sought to adopt a child that her lesbian partner had through in vitro fertilization.

A majority of judges upheld the constitutionality of a law specifying that a family is comprised of a mother and father, saying that is best for a child's dignity and well-being.

Chief Justice Federico Hernandez Denton dissented. He said that the plaintiff's attorneys proved the adoption would benefit the child.

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