Doctors Endorse Gay Adoption

October 18, 2002 -- Following in the footsteps of related groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has just issued a resolution endorsing homosexual adoption. The president of the 93,000 member organization, Warren Jones, said the resolution was the result of a "compromise."

Liberal groups heralded the change as good news. But Family Research Council, a conservative public policy group, expressed strong objections.

"The effect of the resolution is to suggest that mothers and fathers are superfluous, when in reality both make unique and indispensable contributions to the emotional, spiritual, and psychological development of children," said Ken Connors, FRC's president.

"Try as they might, gay couples cannot model the three important relationships that are crucial examples to children at home: that of a husband and wife, mother and father, and male and female. Despite the higher rates of substance abuse, mental illness, suicide, and promiscuity among same-sex couples, the AAFP seems more concerned about mainstreaming homosexuality than about maximizing a child's health and happiness."