Law Suit Challenges AR’s Ban on Gay Adoption

According to a post at the Times Record, opponents of a new state law in Arkansas which bans unmarried couples living together from adopting or serving as foster parents filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to overturn the measure.  The law was aimed at gays and lesbians but was worded to include unmarried couples living together in order to appear not as bigoted as it is.

The lawsuit argues the measure violates federal and state constitutional rights to equal treatment and due process.

29 adults and children are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Act 1, which Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved in the November general election.

According to the post, Meredith Scroggin of Little Rock said;

“We are good parents and more than capable of deciding who we should trust to care for our children, without the state’s assistance.”

Scroggin and her husband had designated in their will the custody and adoption rights of their two children to her cousin, who is gay and has a live-in partner.