The Last State To Ban Adoptions By Same-Sex Couples

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August 13, 2015

Adoption of children by same-sex couples is currently legal in all states except Mississippi. (Elvert Barnes/Flickr)

The state of Mississippi is the last one in the U.S. to ban adoptions by gay couples. But that could be changing soon.

Four same-sex couples have filed a lawsuit challenging the ban, saying they want the same rights and protections for their children as heterosexual couples. Legal scholars say that given the recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, the couples are likely to win their suit.

Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Desare Frazier joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss the lawsuit.

Guest

Desare Frazier, reporter for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

This segment aired on August 13, 2015.