Va. Senate panel approves anti-gay adoption bill

[xchrom]

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/02/03/va-senate-panel-approves-anti-gay-adoption-bill/

A subcommittee of the Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a so-called “conscience clause” bill that would allow state-funded adoption agencies to refuse to approve adoptions or foster care placement on religious or “moral” grounds.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), who is gay, said that although the words “sexual orientation” or “gay” and “lesbian” are not in Senate Bill 349, lawmakers clearly understand that it’s aimed at justifying the denial of adoptions or foster child placement for gay people.

“This would put into the law that they can be turned away,” Ebbin said. “The issue is simple –whether or not state dollars should be used or taxpayers’ funds should be used to fund discrimination in adoption and foster care.”

Ebbin noted that Virginia provides about $800 million a year to private, state certified adoption and foster care placement agencies.

[madaboutharry]

1. "Conscience clause" is code and everyone knows it.

Its the same terminology used to support pharmacists who refuse to dispense Plan-B.

[LonePirate]

2. So Repubs wish deny loving parents to kids who desperately need them?

Right wingers are disgusting scum and that might be too much of a compliment to them.