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Today, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruled that the state law which bans adoption to those engaged in active homosexual activity violates the Florida Constitution equal protection clause. The case will likely be appealed to the Florida Supreme Court. The case is being defended by the Florida Attorney General. Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief in support of the law.

Under Florida law, adoption is a privilege and not a right and, as such, the state may make classifications in the adoption arena that may be constitutionally suspect in other areas. The decision to adopt a child is not a private decision but a public act. In the prior federal court of appeals case, the Lofton court relied on Liberty Counsel’s amicus brief in upholding the law and in finding that the Florida legislature had “a legitimate interest in encouraging a stable and nurturing environment for the education and socialization of its adopted children… [b]y seeking to place the children in homes that have both a mother and father.” Common sense and human history underscore the fact that children need a mother and a father.

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