Bethany Christian Services opening adoptions to same-sex parents
One of the largest adoption agencies in the nation says it will now "implement a nationwide policy of inclusivity in order to serve all families."
Author: NBC News, WOOD Staff
Published: 8:07 AM EST March 4, 2021
Updated: 11:03 AM EST March 4, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Bethany Christian Services, one of the nation's largest adoption agencies, will now start allowing LGBTQ parents to adopt.
NBC affiliate WOOD reports the announcement of a new inclusivity policy came Monday from the Michigan-based organization, which as a faith-based organization previously did not adopt out to same-sex couples.
"It's going to open up a world for kids who normally wouldn’t have a home, so it's just fantastic," said April DeBoer-Rowse, who was at the center of the landmark case that led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule same-sex marriage was legal.