Peirce, 34, and April M. Hoagland, 38, to give up the baby girl they had raised for three of her nine months. According to the women , he said studies which he did not identify support the contention that children do better in households headed by heterosexual couples. After an outcry ensued, the judge reversed course today, scheduling a hearing on Dec. Politicians on both sides of the aisle had criticized the judge's ruling. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, said the judge should not "inject his own personal beliefs and feelings in superseding the law.
Hillary Clinton tweeted in support of Peirce and Hoagland: "Being a good parent has nothing to do with sexual orientation — thousands of families prove that. Until this year, Utah law barred same-sex couples from adopting or fostering children. That changed when the U. Supreme Court upheld the right of gay couples to marry. This is not the first time the judge has been in the headlines.
In , in his chambers at the courthouse in Price, Utah, Johansen slapped the year-old son of a friend who thought the teenager was stealing. Afterward the Judicial Conduct Commission reprimanded the judge for conduct "demeaning the judicial office. Copyright NPR. The biggest portion of Boise State Public Radio's funding comes from readers like you who value fact-based journalism and trustworthy information.
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