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.
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GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids-based Bethany Christian Services will begin adopting children to LGBTQ couples.
The announcement of a new inclusivity policy came Monday from Bethany, which as a faith-based organization previously did not adopt out to same-sex couples. It was first reported by The New York Times.
It had already been adopting to LGBTQ families in Michigan since May 2019, after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reached an agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan that would require the Michigan Department of Human Services to end state contracts with agencies if they discriminate against same-sex couples. The inclusivity policy includes the entire organization in-state and across the country.
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