Tag: Russian adoption ban

Russia Bans Adoptions From Countries Where Same-Sex Marriage is Legal

February 14, 2014

Citizens of the countries that permit same-sex marriages are no longer able to adopt orphans from Russia. A decree to that effect was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian government has changed the rules for the transfer of orphans for adoption, having introduced an additional ban on foreign adoptions by same-sex couples. The […]