The ban preventing gay and unmarried couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland has been deemed unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.
According to UTV, the verdict came in a challenge to adoption laws brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).
In March of this year, the country’s Attorney General John Larkin QC said there were no plans to change the law and that it was up to the Stormont Assembly to make any amendments.
Authored By Scott Roberts – See the Full Story at Pink News
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