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Arkansas Supreme Court Finds Anti-Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional

Arkansas-(ENEWSPF)- Today the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that Act I, the state’s ban on adoptions by unmarried couples, is unconstitutional.  Approved by voters in 2008, Act I prohibited adoption and foster parenting by unmarried individuals cohabiting with a sexual partner.  This banned adoption or foster care by any unmarried couple, regardless of sexual orientation.

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The lawsuit was filed in 2008 by 29 adult and child plaintiffs who were harmed by the ban and were represented…

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