Russian Lawmakers Pass Ban on Adoptions to Countries Supporting Transgender Rights
The State Duma has approved legislation aimed at prohibiting the adoption of Russian children by countries that permit gender-reassignment procedures. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Russian State Duma approved a bill on Tuesday that bans the adoption of children by countries that permit gender-reassignment procedures.
This bill was introduced in July by a group of MPs led by Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
On Tuesday, 411 out of 450 MPs, or 91.3%, voted in favor of the legislation, with no opposition or abstentions noted. Additionally, 39 lawmakers did not participate in the voting process.
"The bill is aimed at protecting children from potential dangers," Volodin stated on Telegram. He emphasized the importance of preventing any possible gender reassignment that adopted children could encounter in these countries.
Before it becomes law, the legislation must still gain approval from the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, and then receive the president's signature.
If the bill is enacted, it will prohibited the adoption of Russian children to any nation that allows gender changes, whether through surgery, chemical puberty blockers, or simply via changes to identity documents without medical intervention.
According to Volodin, more than 100,000 children from Russia have been adopted by foreign families since 1993, and he characterized western approaches to child welfare as "destructive."
Volodin pointed out that ten European countries have no age limits for legal gender reassignment, including Austria, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, and Switzerland. He also noted that in eight other countries, there is a minimum age for gender reassignment, with Spain permitting it from the age of 12 and Belgium allowing it from 16.
Currently, several countries already face restrictions on adopting Russian children. The 2013 Dima Yakovlev Law, for instance, prohibited adoptions by US citizens following the tragic case of a Russian orphan who died of heat stroke after being left in a car by his adoptive parents. That same year, Russia barred same-sex couples from adopting children.
On the same day, Russian lawmakers enacted a law imposing fines of up to 5 million rubles for ‘childfree propaganda’. Lawmakers argued that the measure targets the spread of “destructive” child-free ideologies, rather than individual lifestyle choices.
"We need to do everything possible to ensure that new generations of our citizens grow up focused on traditional family values," Volodin asserted.
Thomas Evans contributed to this report for TROIB News
This bill was introduced in July by a group of MPs led by Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
On Tuesday, 411 out of 450 MPs, or 91.3%, voted in favor of the legislation, with no opposition or abstentions noted. Additionally, 39 lawmakers did not participate in the voting process.
"The bill is aimed at protecting children from potential dangers," Volodin stated on Telegram. He emphasized the importance of preventing any possible gender reassignment that adopted children could encounter in these countries.
Before it becomes law, the legislation must still gain approval from the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, and then receive the president's signature.
If the bill is enacted, it will prohibited the adoption of Russian children to any nation that allows gender changes, whether through surgery, chemical puberty blockers, or simply via changes to identity documents without medical intervention.
According to Volodin, more than 100,000 children from Russia have been adopted by foreign families since 1993, and he characterized western approaches to child welfare as "destructive."
Volodin pointed out that ten European countries have no age limits for legal gender reassignment, including Austria, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia, and Switzerland. He also noted that in eight other countries, there is a minimum age for gender reassignment, with Spain permitting it from the age of 12 and Belgium allowing it from 16.
Currently, several countries already face restrictions on adopting Russian children. The 2013 Dima Yakovlev Law, for instance, prohibited adoptions by US citizens following the tragic case of a Russian orphan who died of heat stroke after being left in a car by his adoptive parents. That same year, Russia barred same-sex couples from adopting children.
On the same day, Russian lawmakers enacted a law imposing fines of up to 5 million rubles for ‘childfree propaganda’. Lawmakers argued that the measure targets the spread of “destructive” child-free ideologies, rather than individual lifestyle choices.
"We need to do everything possible to ensure that new generations of our citizens grow up focused on traditional family values," Volodin asserted.
Thomas Evans contributed to this report for TROIB News
