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American’s Say Homosexuals Should Have Right to Adopt Children by 3 to 2 Margin

Advocates for homosexual parenting are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by homosexuals, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice but personally opposes such adoptions.

Only one state, Florida, outlaws adoptions by homosexuals, which have become commonplace in much of the nation with an estimated sixty-five thousands children being adopted by homosexual couples. Activists in Arkansas are collecting signatures to ban adoption by homosexuals with a November ballot measure.

The immediate issue was ignited by a Sunday New York Times article where McCain is quoted as saying, “I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no, I don’t believe in gay adoption.” McCain opponents immediately attacked claiming he was pandering to conservatives and Catholics who have traditionally opposed the practice.

Because the issue is relatively new there are no long term studies about the consequences on the children. adopted and raised by homosexual couples. Opponents, like the Tradition Values Coalition, of Anaheim, California claims, “…there is growing evidence that children in homosexual households face a multitude of serious and emotional dangers.” Opponent of homosexual adoption often rely on studies by Dr. George Rekers, professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina School of medicine who says those children suffer an array of stresses and problems. Opponent also point to the generally accepted idea and studies that children raised in fatherless homes suffer.

National polls suggest that support for the concept of homosexual adoption is growing. A 2006 poll by the Pew Research Center found a near-even split on the issue; a 2007 poll by CNN and Opinion Research Corp. said 57 percent of respondents felt homosexuals should have the right to adopt, while 40 percent said they shouldn’t.