I do think equity is very important here. I think that adding these benefits signals that we, as others have said, value these families and that we're committed to treating them equally.
Why would adding these benefits do that? It recognizes, as I said in my summary, that there are unique needs associated with adoption. Equity doesn't necessarily involve treating everyone the same. It involves recognizing that groups can have unique needs, and we need to recognize the needs associated with adoptive families, kinship and customary care. I think this sort of bill does that.
I think that justice is part of the issue here. Children's well-being is a core part of the issue, but justice and how we treat families are very important. We argue in the report—