No more gay adoptions of Russian children: Putin
MOSCOW , April 2, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Homosexual couples from abroad will not be allowed to adopt Russian children under new rules backed by President Vladimir Putin . The move follows the implementation of a new law on January 1 st preventing adoption of Russian children by American couples. Putin has asked for amendments to be drafted to the current adoption laws by the Ministry of Education and Science and Supreme Court, Izvestia newspaper reports. The draft legislation is expected by July 1 st . Vladimir Putin The move is supported by children’s rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov who recently said he would do all he could to prevent Russian children being adopted by same-sex partners. Commenting on plans by the French Socialist government to institute “gay marriage,” Astakhov said that allowing Russian children to be adopted by homosexuals would be “unconstitutional”. Controversy has been stirred in Russia over the impending “gay marriage” laws in Britain