Do you have a link to the 2003 article? Thanks, DBrow
Not yet. If you search for 2003 “adoptive parent rights” romney , you get articles mentioning it, but not the original. It came from a small newspaper chain that probably does not have deep storage.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JZS/is_6_21/ai_n25106670/
“Well, not in so many words. But he has backed these unions just the same. In August 2003, Governor Romney told the editorial board of the Lawrence (MA) Eagle Tribune that although “marriage should be between a man and a woman,” he also believes that “those in domestic partnerships should have medical insurance rights, survivor benefits, child visitation and adoptive parent rights—the same civil rights married couples enjoy.” In other words, the equivalent of marriage.
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http://www.usanewsfirst.com/2012/01/18/romney-is-deceiving-republicans/
“ISSUE: Oppose homosexual couples adopting children? Romney: NO. Documentation: As Governor, Romney spoke in favor of “adoptive parent rights” (2003) and “children born to same-sex couples, and adopted by same-sex couples” (2005), stated homosexuals have “a legitimate interest” to adopt children (2006), awarded “Parents of the Year” recognition to two homosexual men who had adopted a boy (2006), and recently reaffirmed his support for states that permit homosexual adoptions (2011).” [personally I doubt he’s deceiving Americans]