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ERIC Number: EJ524997
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0308-5759
Policy Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoption.
Sullivan, Ann
Adoption & Fostering, v19 n4 p21-25 Win 1995
Notes that adoption agencies have developed few specific policies on the issue of lesbian and gay adoption. Provides an overview of key considerations about homosexual adopters, including beliefs and values of agency professionals, the legal and social ramifications of adoption into a relationship not based on marriage, and possible consequences of inaction. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adoption, Bias, Child Custody, Family Life, Foreign Countries, Health Insurance, Policy Formation, Social Adjustment
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Child Placement; Great Britain; Homosexual Parents; United States