VA Board of Social Services Reaffirms Controversial Screening Process
By: Ava-joye Burnett
Updated: December 15, 2011
VIRGINIA - Advocacy groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and Equality Virginia, say same sex couples who want to adopt children are being discriminated against.
The remarks come after the Virginia Board of Social Services voted for a second time, to allow adoption agencies to screen potential parents based on religious and moral codes.
The ACLU says these requirements sometimes limit same sex couples who want to adopt.
Currently, the rules only ban discrimination based on national origin, race or color and not on sexual preference.
The remarks come after the Virginia Board of Social Services voted for a second time, to allow adoption agencies to screen potential parents based on religious and moral codes.
The ACLU says these requirements sometimes limit same sex couples who want to adopt.
Currently, the rules only ban discrimination based on national origin, race or color and not on sexual preference.
