RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Private adoption agencies could deny placing children with prospective parents who are gay under a bill that received final approval in the Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday.

The Senate voted 22-18 to pass the bill and send it to Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who has said he will sign it. Virginia will become just the second state with such a law, which proponents said was modeled after North Dakota's statute. The legislation allows agencies to deny placements that conflict with their moral or religious beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality.

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