From a
BuzzFeed story on Romney:
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(The church’s position is that if a happy marriage between parents of a newborn seems unlikely, adoption is preferable to single parenting.)
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I don't recall ever hearing this odd counsel, or reading it any handbook. Any idea where this comes from?
The context is a pregnant woman who came to Romney seeking counsel as a Bishop. Allegedly Romney threatened her with excommunication if she didn't offer her child for adoption. (Romney denies this)
Another strange aspect to her story. She eventually left the church, but not over this incident. Instead ...
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When her new son was nine months old, he needed risky surgery, and a frightened Hayes called Romney and asked him to confer a blessing on the baby. But instead of coming himself, Romney sent two church members Hayes didn’t know.
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Perhaps some delinquent home teachers? A very odd thing to leave the church over, and an even more odd thing to put in a news story.