TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced this week that he’s pushing for a new law to prevent sex predators from “obtaining kids.”

In a social media post on Thursday, Uthmeier declared that he would be proposing the “Protecting Kids from Predators Pursuing Parenthood Act” to accomplish just that.

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“Children should not bear the risk of being handed over to predators or abusers, whether through surrogacy, adoption, or foster care,” the post reads.

During his announcement, Uthmeier pointed to a case out of Pennsylvania where a couple reportedly used surrogacy to obtain a child.

“We recently saw a homosexual couple — including a registered sex offender — celebrate bringing home a newborn," Uthmeier said. “In other states, we’ve seen situat

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