Victory for gay adoptive parents
DENVER — The federal appeals court in Denver on Friday struck down Oklahoma 's law that bans state recognition of out-of-state adoptions by same-sex parents.
The ruling is a victory for gay and lesbian couples who adopt children. It is a defeat for Oklahoma legislators who passed the law in 2004 and for the Oklahoma Department of Health , which sought to uphold the law.
"We hold that final adoption orders by...
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