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| Region | Michigan |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under Gay adoption legalization under the supreme court. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples all allowed. However, Michigan allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT individuals on the basis of faith. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_laws https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjo1-uZ6577AhWrjokEHQDnBPUQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fus-supreme-court-lifestyle-religion-michigan-adoption-a6a972a8d51bed360f163cb9e85d0a14&usg=AOvVaw2oz51zlwsqf_YUPo4jfUUi https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/23-Michigan-Snapshot.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/28/us-congress-rejects-anti-lgbt-adoption-amendment |
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| End Date | Sep 10, 2018 | (none) |
| Description | Under Gay adoption legalization under the supreme court. | Under Gay adoption legalization under the supreme court. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples all allowed. However, Michigan allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT individuals on the basis of faith. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_laws https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/28/us-congress-rejects-anti-lgbt-adoption-amendment | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_laws https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjo1-uZ6577AhWrjokEHQDnBPUQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fus-supreme-court-lifestyle-religion-michigan-adoption-a6a972a8d51bed360f163cb9e85d0a14&usg=AOvVaw2oz51zlwsqf_YUPo4jfUUi https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/23-Michigan-Snapshot.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/28/us-congress-rejects-anti-lgbt-adoption-amendment |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_laws | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/religious_exemption_laws https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/28/us-congress-rejects-anti-lgbt-adoption-amendment |
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| Description | A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. ambiguous because of religious freedome adoption law. | Under Gay adoption legalization under the supreme court. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Only under state law. A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. ambiguous because of religious freedome adoption law. | A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. ambiguous because of religious freedome adoption law. |
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| Value | Single only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Only under state law. Changes pending. A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. | Only under state law. A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. ambiguous because of religious freedome adoption law. |
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| Description | Only under state law. Changes pending. | Only under state law. Changes pending. A lawsuit is going forward to see if it is legal or not to refuse same sex couples. |
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| End Date | Sep 25, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Description | Only under state law. Required to be legalized. | Only under state law. Changes pending. |
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| Description | Only under state law. | Only under state law. Required to be legalized. |
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| End Date | Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| Description | Only under state law. Legalization pending. | Only under state law. |
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| End Date | Jul 18, 2018 | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Description | Only under state law. | Only under state law. Legalization pending. |
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| Description | Under state law. Legal in some cities. | Only under state law. |
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| Description | Full legalization pending. | Under state law. Legal in some cities. |
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| Description | All options of adoption is legal but there is an religious exception. As of June 8, 2018. Full legalization pending. | Full legalization pending. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| End Date | Jun 9, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
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| Description | All options of adoption is legal but there is an religious exception. As of June 8, 2018. | All options of adoption is legal but there is an religious exception. As of June 8, 2018. Full legalization pending. |
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