FLORIDA HOUSE APPROVES BILL ALLOWING ADOPTION AGENCIES TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST GAYS...

Under pressure from social conservative groups, the Florida House acted Wednesday to allow faith-based adoption agencies to deny adoptions to gay couples.

The House debated HB 7111 ahead of a vote Thursday, with Republicans rejecting several amendments from Democrats designed to kill the bill. The bill allows private adoption agencies to refuse adoptions to gay couples if they have a religious or moral objection. Democratic amendments nullified by Republicans would have prevented discrimination based on gender or race.

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