Changes Sought to Allow Gay Adoptions

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Kim Hackford-Peer was by the side of her lesbian partner, Ruth, when both of the couple's two children were born, yet she's only legally a parent to one of them.

Kim was able to adopt Riley, Ruth's biological child, because he was born in Massachusetts where same-sex couples can adopt. But 1- year-old Casey was born in Utah, where they cannot.

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Changes Sought to Allow Gay Adoptions

It's an issue that lawmakers will consider during the current legislative session. Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake, is sponsoring HB318, which would remove a 2000 ban on adoptio...

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