While a few states are turning out to be more liberal, different countries stay close minded and stay strict in its stand against gay adoption, so in those states, it's still illicit for gay couples to adopt children. Some would say that it could bring about mental problems, that it isn't common, or that the couples wouldn't be great guardians. Others would be against it for religious reasons. A few people like Bill Maier, a tyke therapist, working with the conservative Focus on the Family, would say, "Children in child care 'are now scarred' by misuse and disregard, we would need to do all that we could to place them in the optimal home environment …show more content…
While a few states are turning out to be more liberal, different countries stay close minded and stay strict in its stand against gay adoption, so in those states, it's still illicit for gay couples to adopt children. Some would say that it could bring about mental problems, that it isn't common, or that the couples wouldn't be great guardians. Others would be against it for religious reasons. A few people like Bill Maier, a tyke therapist, working with the conservative Focus on the Family, would say, "Children in child care 'are now scarred' by misuse and disregard, we would need to do all that we could to place them in the optimal home environment