January 5, 2009
Arkansas Ban on Gay Foster Parents Faces Court Challenge
David Foucher READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Opponents of the Arkansas law banning unmarried couples from fostering or adopting children say they have a better chance of overturning the law in court than getting it repealed by the Legislature.
The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit last week.
Executive director Rita Sklar says the group faces a better chance of success in court and less possibility of politics being injected into the case.
Also, Sklar says legislative repeal would require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.
The ACLU filed the suit on behalf of more than a dozen families who say they'll be harmed by the law.
David Foucher is the CEO of the EDGE Media Network and Pride Labs LLC, is a member of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association, and is accredited with the Online Society of Film Critics. David lives with his daughter in Dedham MA.
