Topic:Shouldsamesexcouplesbeabletoadoptchildren?

1. Introduction
a.135,000childrenareadoptedinU.S.eachyear.22,000ofthesearechildren
adoptedbysamesexcouples.(Opper)(LgbtAdoption)
b.Alwaysbeenveryinterestedinthis,nowlegalinall50states
c.samesexcouplesshouldbeabletoadopt,samesexcouplesshouldnotbeableto

adopt.
2. Body
a.Prosamesexcouplesshouldbeabletoadopt
i.Childrenarenotaffectedbyhavingsamesexparents
1.Quotefromremovesamesexadoptionhurdles(corregan)
2.2ndquotefromremovesamesexadoptionhurdles(corregan)
3.Pictureofparents
ii.Childrenneedtobeadopted
1.Websitesaremadetohelpgetthesechildrenhomes
2.Womenarepregnantandtheydontwantchild,usewebsite
(independentAdoptionCenter)
3.Tabsonwebsite,ilookedaroundonwebsite,manychildrenneedtobe
adopted
iii.Childrengetadopted
1.Adoptionisthebestoptionquotefromforcingfamiliesbylaw
(
Hollinger
)
2.65,000childrenareadoptedbygayorlesbiancouples,in2005quote
fromforcingfamiliesbylaw(
Hollinger)
b.Consamesexcouplesshouldnotbeabletoadopt
i.Putsthechildrenatrisk
1.quotesbluehighlightsin
Q:DoesAdoptionbyGayorLesbianCouples
PutAmericanChildrenatRisk?(Cameron)
2.Quotesfromchild,Greenhighlightin
Q:DoesAdoptionbyGayor
LesbianCouplesPutAmericanChildrenatRisk?(cameron)
ii.Itdoesnotgowiththemother'sreligiousbeliefs
1.quotefromadoptionoverhaulseenasgay(Kumar)
2.faithbasedadoptionsfromadoptionoverhaulseenasgay(Kumar)
iii.Theparentsmaynotbeinthecorrectmindset
1.yeschildrenwouldbenefitbutalotoftheparentshavebadlifestyle

Choices.Fromsamesexadoptionshouldnotbetoleratedforthesake
ofadoption.(haines)
2.morequotessayingthattheyareunfitfromsamesexadoptionshould
notbetoleratedforthesakeofadoption.(Haines)

3.Conclusion
a.Summarygooverproandconslightly.Dochildrengetadoptedandputschildren
atrisk

b.Childrenaregettingadoptedatgoodnumberswithsamesexparentsbutisitata
price?