Same-Sex Couples Cannot Adopt Russian Children

Interfax ^ | 2/5/13

[marshmallow]

Moscow, February 5, Interfax - Same-sex couples are prohibited to adopt Russian orphans, Presidential Children's Rights Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said in an interview published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Tuesday.

"Our fundamental laws - the Constitution and the Family Code - have already declared that position. They define a marriage as a union of a man and a woman. Nothing else. Period," Astakhov said.

There have been public protests in countries pondering same-sex marriage laws, such as France, the ombudsman said. Many people think they need a law banning homosexuality propaganda, just like Russia has endorsed, he said.

"They say that the French Education Ministry is introducing a standard of homosexual family propaganda in textbooks. Children are told that a family is not just the papa and the mama; it could be the papa and the papa or the mama and the mama," Astakhov said.

It is the question of humanitarian norms, which are being gradually transformed into international laws, the ombudsman said.

"Take the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It says the child has the right to the papa and the mama. The adults do not have the mandatory right to have a child. But the child has the right to the mama and the papa. And it is being proposed to us to change the model of this world, this relationship," the children's rights ombudsman said.

[Java4Jay]

Smart

[SumProVita]

Something wise and GOOD from Russia...

[stuartcr]

Sounds ok to me. Anyone know what other countries have this same rule?

[DwFry]

Nice to see White people who actually use common sense for a change.

[Venturer]

Who would have ever thought that the Russians would nhave more sense and better morals than America.

[baddog 219]

Russia is starting to look good to me lately..

[Ingtar]

My how things have changed since the days of American Pie. With the rebels now in fool, err full, control of the US government, the morals have fallen away.

[NoGrayZone]

My goodness. Who here would EVER have seen the day Russia become more Conservative than the USA??

[max americana]

“”Take the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It says the child has the right to the papa and the mama. The adults do not have the mandatory right to have a child. But the child has the right to the mama and the papa.”

I hate quoting anything from the UN, but this one makes sense.

[upchuck]

Never, ever thought I'd be typing this, but Good for the Russians!

[Ransomed]

I could have sworn I read that they already did so, at least as far back as 2010. I rememeber looking it up after the hubbub a few weeks ago.

Freegards, thanks for all the threads on FR

[I want the USA back]

Finally some common sense in this whole crazy debate.

[kenmcg]

The Russkies have common sense, something that’s lacking in the USA.

[Dr. Sivana]

Sounds ok to me. Anyone know what other countries have this same rule?

Nearly all countries that allow significant amounts of international adoption at all!

We have adopted three children, and have looked at international adoption before going domestic.

Countries have age, religious, weight, health, ethnicity, financial, education requirements as well. Some of these have to do with prioritization.

Some of them are maddening, others are arbitrary. The U.K. won't allow a Scot to adopt a Welsh. Either the Phillippines or S. Korea (I forget which) have an insanely low weight restriction, etc.

But many other countries (read most of Europe, especially Western Euroope) make it pretty much impossible, preferring foster care or institutions for those children whose parents or extended family cannot raise them, which make the arbitary restrictions look pretty reasonable by comparison.

So, a country like Norway is likely to try to bully Poland or the Phillipines into opening up to formally registered perverts, while they don't have much in the way of adoption available to ANYbody.

[stuartcr]

OK thanks. I didn’t realise so many people adopted kids from other countries. Which country adopts the majority of American orphans?

[Bigg Red]

In my Boomer youth, I never would have thought I would see the day when a statement from Russia would have them outshine the US in terms of moral conviction. Sad.

[silverleaf]

Russia has banned gay adoption for some time, this is not new

Also China

[Vaduz]

The Constitution and the Family Code,logic at it’s finest.

[Dr. Sivana]

Which country adopts the majority of American orphans?

Canada, I believe, in large part because adoption within Canada is trickier. Though most adopted are here.

In many cases, I would not describe the children adopted as orphans. Many times arrangements are made even before the birth, with placement depending on the birth mother finding a suitable family. The goal is to provide the best care possible for the child.