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Fighting for Same-Sex Adoption in the South

Season 1 Episode 4 | 6m 54s

Did you know that there are 11 states in the U.S. that allow for adoption discrimination based on religious grounds? Meet one family from Alabama who wouldn’t let anyone, or any law, get in the way of them getting married and adopting their daughter.

Aired: 06/15/20
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