The American Academy of Pediatrics coparent or second-parent adoption by same-sex parents Policy Statement: Its science, its implications

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-32

  Haller, Kenneth ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Academy of Pediatrics; Gay parenting; LGBT equal rights; Policy statements; Same sex adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHILD CARE; COURT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LESBIAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038625153     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020388715726     Document Type: Review

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