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A federal law has been destroying families for 25 years. Let’s get rid of it.

I agree with the growing consensus that we should mark the anniversary of the Adoption and Safe Families Act by repealing this harmful, discriminatory law for good.

Kymirah Brown and her daughter Journee Sawyer, shown here in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Brown was formerly in foster care; she now has a family of her own.
Kymirah Brown and her daughter Journee Sawyer, shown here in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Brown was formerly in foster care; she now has a family of her own.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer