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Puerto Rico governor opposes adoption ruling
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla (Public domain photo by the U.S. Department of Labor)
WASHINGTON—Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla told a local newspaper on Monday that sexual orientation should not determine who is eligible to adopt a child in the American commonwealth.
The governor’s comments, which he made while in D.C. for the annual National Governors Association meeting, come less than a week after the Puerto Rico Supreme Court narrowly upheld the island’s gay adoption ban. Gay singer Ricky Martin and LGBT rights advocate Pedro Julio Serrano are among those who blasted the decision.
Tagged with Alejandro García Padilla, District of Columbia, gay adoption, gay parents, National Governors Association, parenting, Pedro Julio Serrano, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Ricky Martin, Washington DC
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[...] Just a week ago, the Territorial Court in Puerto Rico indicated that it would uphold a ban on adoption for same sex couples. The Governor of Puerto Rico’s not cool with that, The Washington Blade reports: [...]
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