Tony Blair bowed to his Cabinet and party last night by accepting that there would be no exemption from antidiscrimination laws for Roman Catholic adoption agencies.
In an attempt to soften the blow, the agencies will be given 20 months to prepare for the new laws. Until then there will be a “statutory duty” for religious agencies to refer gay couples to other organisations.
There will be a regular assessment by adoption and child welfare experts on the impact of the regulations to ensure that the existing expertise is not lost. Read more
Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Gay adoption laws will have no exemptions, Blair tells Catholics
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