A sad rise in unwanted births each year has contributed to the overwhelming need for qualified parents with love to give, who would know there is no joy greater than that of parenthood. There are not enough same-sex couples or straight individuals who are qualified and willing to adopt the many children that currently reside within the foster care system. Many can not support these children, they have biological children of their own, or they simply do not want children at this point in life. The final result remains, an alarming number of unwanted children in need of stability and unconditional love. There is a solution to this devastating issue. There is a rising amount of openly gay couples and some of them would love nothing more than to have a family of their own, but it is still illegal for homosexual couples to adopt children in some states and these state governments continue to make this process difficult for all involved. Throughout the United States, and in other countries as well, there are kids awaiting a forever family and eager …show more content…
An evangelist and member of the American Family Association named Bryan Fischer, has condemned same-sex adoption stating, " The bottom line, ladies and gentlemen, is to put kids in this environment -- it's a form of sexual abuse all its own. To adopt kids into a same-sex environment is a form of child abuse.” (Mayer). Other members of the religious right have long thought that same-sex adoption would cause psychological problems as a result of an unnatural and immoral upbringing. Almost forty percent of all adoption agencies, including private agencies and eighty percent of public agencies reported adoptions by same-sex couples. Unfortunately, one-third of those agencies stated that they would deny both a same-sex couple, or homosexual individual for either religious reasons, or due to state legal mandates and