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Colombia court rules same-sex couples must be allowed to adopt children
Source: Associated Press
Colombia court rules same-sex couples must be allowed to adopt children
Associated Press
Thursday 5 November 2015 02.11 GMT
In a historic decision, Colombia’s constitutional court opened the door on Wednesday for same-sex couples to legally adopt children.
In the six-two ruling, the court said adoption agencies could not discriminate against gay, lesbian and transsexual couples during an adoption process.
Colombia’s Catholic church immediately denounced the decision as violating the rights of children and going against the wishes of the majority of Colombians who, according to polls, overwhelmingly reject giving same-sex couples equal rights to marriage and adoption.
“Our protest is emphatic,” Monsignor Juan Vicente Cordoba, a church spokesman, told RCN TV, reiterating the church’s demand that the issue be decided by a plebiscite. “We have the right so that the voice of the majority of Colombians is heard. The court is there to take care of the laws, not change them.”
Supporters of the decision said it could help streamline the adoption of 10,000 children in Colombia under the protection of welfare agencies.
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Associated Press
Thursday 5 November 2015 02.11 GMT
In a historic decision, Colombia’s constitutional court opened the door on Wednesday for same-sex couples to legally adopt children.
In the six-two ruling, the court said adoption agencies could not discriminate against gay, lesbian and transsexual couples during an adoption process.
Colombia’s Catholic church immediately denounced the decision as violating the rights of children and going against the wishes of the majority of Colombians who, according to polls, overwhelmingly reject giving same-sex couples equal rights to marriage and adoption.
“Our protest is emphatic,” Monsignor Juan Vicente Cordoba, a church spokesman, told RCN TV, reiterating the church’s demand that the issue be decided by a plebiscite. “We have the right so that the voice of the majority of Colombians is heard. The court is there to take care of the laws, not change them.”
Supporters of the decision said it could help streamline the adoption of 10,000 children in Colombia under the protection of welfare agencies.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/05/colombia-same-sex-couples-must-be-allowed-to-adopt-children-court
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