MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) – Russia introduced measures Thursday to restrict adoptions of children to people in countries that recognize same-sex marriages.
A decree published on the government’s website states that a ban on adoptions will apply to married gay couples and unmarried couples.
Restrictions will affect countries that traditionally adopt large quantities of Russian orphans, including Spain, France and Canada. Same-sex marriage is set to become law in the United Kingdom later this year.
“Adoptions can be carried out by members of either sex with the exception of… people in a union of two people of the same sex that has been registered as a married according to the legislation of their country... and also unmarried people in such countries,” reads the decree, which has been signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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Children’s rights
Homophobic sentiment in Russian society, attacks on homosexuals and increasingly conservative rhetoric within the political establishment have been on the rise following anti-gay “propaganda” legislation passed last year.
A law signed by President Vladimir Putin in July to ban the adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples provoked widespread international criticism.
Same-sex marriages are currently legal in 14, mainly European, countries, including France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal. New Zealand, Canada and South Africa also allow such unions.
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