response to "Ark. adoption ban could start national trend, activists fear"

I feel that having a ban on gay couples adopting is just plain stupid! Whatever happened to civil rights? Gay couples should have just enough rights to adopt as heterosexual couples do. i hope organizations fight the new law because it's just not fair. Cox saying you wouldn't place a child in a home with parents that abused drugs or alcohol when they had the same problems and then related that to their reasons why they wanted the law was just ridiculous! Putting someone in a home with gay parents when the youth is gay themselves doesn't even compare to putting a child in a home with one's that do drugs or alcohol. Having gay parents when the youth is gay would be a good thing because then they would have someone to relate to.

Ark. adoption ban could start national trend, activists fear

"The Arkansas Family Council just passed a law that bans gay couples from adopting. The law states that any unmarried couple can't adopt but it was meant to target gay couples. People are afraid other states, like Georgia, will fall behind. Jerry Cox, president of the Arkansas Family Council couldn't get funding from media so he turned to the churches to get his voters. People like Cathy Webb, Arkansas first and only gay lawmaker, tried fighting the new law. Other organizations and individuals are considering fighting the law also. Cox argued that that gay foster youth are better off not having gay parents. '...if you had a child who has a problem with drugs or alcohol you wouldn't put a child in a home with someone who abuses drugs or alcohol to make them feel comfortable.' "