LGBT adoption is the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. This may be in the form of a joint adoption by a same-sex couple, adoption by one partner of a same-sex couple of the other's biological child (step-child adoption) and adoption by a single LGBT person. Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 25 countries. Opponents of LGBT adoption question whether same-sex couples have the ability to be adequate parents while other opponents question whether natural law implies that children of adoption possess a natural right to be raised by heterosexual parents. Since constitutions and statutes usually fail to address the adoption rights of LGBT persons, judicial decisions often determine whether they can serve as parents either individually or as couples.
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Māori electorate
Response rates from 2k Kaikoura voters.
88% Yes |
12% No |
79% Yes |
10% No |
9% Yes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
1% No, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child |
1% No, and adoption agencies should prioritize offering children to straight couples before offering to gay couples |
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0% No, and gay couples should not be able to adopt children |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2k Kaikoura voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 2k Kaikoura voters.
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Unique answers from Kaikoura voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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gays should be made illegal
@9DW9PHV1yr1Y
Being Gay should be illegal
@9J78RN2 1yr1Y
The gays and use men as women loving fake lady's men's suits and pant Sikri skirt and sexual drinking harmed response by areas police local vias cameras footages pady wagon by arrested formed
@9G5RH3D1yr1Y
I believe mother and father figure is better for the child. However, as long as they pass the same background checks.
@9G5HKB21yr1Y
yes, they should. Gender DOESNT matter. gay couples should be able to have a normal relationship like any other couple.
@9FZ25J81yr1Y
I believe a mother and father structure is ideal but dont think same sex couples shouldnt be allowed to adopt. Single parent isnt ideal compared to mother and father but thats not illegal for not being ideal
@9DQLNWD1yr1Y
they can if they want just leave them alone
@9DPH5P61yr1Y
Yes, and the church should be removed entirely from politics and the management of the country.
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