Irish Deputy PM wants gay adoption law before same-sex ‘marriage’ referendum
DUBLIN, November 4, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A week after the failure by Northern Ireland ’s health minister to stop homosexual adoption in the province, the Republic of Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister has said he seeking to bring the practice south. Eamon Gilmore , who is also the head of the militantly pro-abortion Labour Party, told a Labour Youth conference last week that legislation to allow same-sex partners to adopt children must precede a planned referendum on same-sex “marriage”. A referendum is tentatively set for autumn 2014 or spring 2015, according to the Irish Independent . Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore “Any referendum that takes place will have to be about marriage equality and not about other issues,” Gilmore said. Justice Minister Alan Shatter is reported to be drafting a law that would bring the Republic into line with its northern neighbour. The news comes close on the heels of a decision ...