Call to reject same-sex adoption

A CHRISTIAN lobby group is urging NSW politicians to reject a bill which would grant adoption rights to same sex couples.

Independent MP Clover Moore introduced the bill to parliament in June, with both NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and opposition leader Barry O'Farrell saying they would allow MPs a conscience vote.

MPs return from the winter recess this week and the bill is due for debate in the lower house on Thursday.

David Nutt, NSW director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), has called on the state's politicians to vote against it.

He said the bill was "social engineering" that ignored the best interests of children.

"Heterosexual couples who can provide a more complete family environment are already spending years on NSW waiting lists in the hope of adopting a child, with many missing out," he said in a statement on Monday.

"This is not a gay rights issue - it is, as adoption always is, about the rights of the child.

"We strongly urge all NSW parliamentarians to consider what is at stake and reject the same-sex adoption bill."