France Overruled on Gay Adoption

[davidinalameda]

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1706514,00.html

f social and political conservatives tend to be more cautious about Pan-European institutions than those on the left, this week provided another example why. The European Court of Human Rights overturned French court rulings that prevented a single lesbian woman from adopting a child. The decision sets a precedent not just across the 27-nation European Union, but throughout the 47-member Council of Europe. Gay and lesbian groups say it opens the way for legal challenges in other European states with adoption laws similar to those of France — yet falls well short of a blanket ruling that would oblige all countries to allow adoption by homosexuals.

[xchrom]

1. recommend

:applause:

[ZombieHorde]

2. Adoption

It is outrageous to believe that children would be better off in an orphanage over a loving couple who happen to be the same gender.

[reggie the dog]

3. not just France, not just adoption

This ruling stated that it was discrimination to deny gay people the same rights as heterosexuals. This ruling is valid in all 27 countries in the EU. That's right, our European Union rights include letting gay people adopt, and it would seem marry as well. We are just waiting for the first case a marriage being denied now to see if gay marriage is included. If so this would be great and show that the EU is light years ahead of the rest of the world.