A couple from Italy has been denied their request to adoption, because they indicated on their application that they didn’t want “dark skinned” children.

“A child protection agency took the couple to court after they submitted an application in Catania, eastern Sicily, saying they were ‘prepared to take in up to two children… regardless of sex or religion, but… not dark skin.’” [Source: Agence France-Presse]

The magistrate who reviews adoption applications was told by a court to ignore the “dark skin” request, but that same court later denied the couple’s application altogether, saying that such a “racist” couple shouldn’t be allowed to adopt at all.

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Posted By: Adoption Issues