http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/house-votes-to-allow-adoption-denials-on-religious-grounds/2224855Following deeply passionate debate, the Florida House on Thursday passed an unexpectedly controversial bill allowing adoption and foster-care agencies to deny parents based on the organization’s religious beliefs.
Filed in response to a March vote that will strike a ban on gay Floridians adopting, the bill (HB 7111) by Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, creates a “conscience clause,” which says any denial of service based on a written religious or moral conviction is not discrimination.
The final vote was 75-38