Coalition for Fair Adoption



		you are here: home > coalition members > principles STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES We believe that Florida’s foster care system is in crisis. Thousands of adoptable children are currently languishing in foster care, many bouncing from home to home or from institution to institution. Despite the best efforts of the Department of Children and Families, there simply are not enough eligible adoptive parents to bridge this gap. Meanwhile, thousands of qualified potential adoptive parents are categorically excluded. We recognize the expert opinions of professional organizations that have carefully studied the scientific research and issued policy statements supporting adoption by gay and lesbian people. We recognize that there is no credible scientific evidence that the sexual orientation of parents has any effects either on the quality of parenting or on the well-being of their children. We recognize that the latest census figures show that thousands of children, many conceived through alternative insemination or surrogate parenting, are being raised in Florida by gay and lesbian parents. We believe these children deserve the legal protection afforded by second-parent adoption. We believe a categorical ban prohibiting all gay and lesbian people from adopting, regardless of the applicants’ qualifications and the best interests of the child involved, is harmful to children. We believe adoption should be granted only to qualified applicants based on an individualized assessment of what is in the best interests of the child(ren) to be adopted.
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