U.S. pediatricians back gay marriage, adoption rights

By Susan Heavey and Genevra Pittman WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married for the health and well-being of their children and families, the nation's leading group for pediatricians said on Thursday in a policy statement that also backs adoption rights. The American Academy of Pediatrics, in calling on the legal right for same-sex couples to marry, said children's well-being is affected far more by other factors such as their parents' health and economic security than their sexual orientation. …