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Washington Times

Va. House approves bill allowing private adoption agencies to discriminate ...
Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. — Legislation that would allow private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality, sailed through the Virginia House of Delegates without debate Friday.
Virginia lawmakers pass abortion, adoption billsReuters
Va. House approves anti-gay adoption ruleFox News

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Rundown, Queer 411: Marriage Equality in Washington State, VA Discriminatory ...
Cherry Grrl
The Virginia Board of Social Services voted 5-1 to introduce a new discriminatory mandate in the state's adoption laws prohibiting adoptions by gay parents. Bela Sood, MD, stated that by discriminating, “we are creating barriers for children in ...

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Va. House panel backs 'conscience clause' to let faith-based agencies deny ...
Washington Post
RICHMOND, Va. — Private, faith-based adoption agencies would be allowed to deny placement of a child if doing so would violate their religious beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality, under legislation advanced by a House of Delegates on ...

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LGBTQ Nation

Virginia legislature allows adoption agencies to discriminate against gays
LGBTQ Nation
RICHMOND, Va. -- Lawmakers from both houses of Virginia's legislature passed a measure Friday that codifies into law regulations adopted by the state's Board of Social Services this past December, which allows private adoption agencies to deny ...
Virginia moving towards new law allowing discrimination against gay parentsChicagoPride.com

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CBS Local

McDonnell wanted conservative Assembly, now its right turn forces hard choices ...
Washington Post
... bar same-sex couples from adopting children, require photo identification of voters and force drug tests of welfare recipients. Another would repeal a 20-year-old law that brought an end to Virginia's reputation as a gun-runner's paradise, ...
Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell, Md. Gov. Martin O'Malley Square Off On National TVCBS Local

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