Tenn. Constitution Doesn't Bar Gay Adoptions, Says State Ruling

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NASHVILLE - The state constitution in Tennessee does not prohibit gay couples from adopting children, the state attorney general said in an opinion released Thursday.

Atty. Gen. Bob Cooper wrote that same-sex couples are eligible to adopt children as long as the adoption is found to be in the best interest of the child.

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Tenn. Constitution Doesn't Bar Gay Adoptions, Says State Ruling

The opinion had been requested by Wilson County Circuit Judge Clara Byrd, who did not ret...

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