Russia tightens gay adoption ban
MOSCOW, February 18, 2014 –After Belgium’s Parliament passed a bill last week allowing children to be euthanized, a Russian politician is urging his government to consider outlawing adoption to the country. The news comes mere days after the Russian government passed a law forbidding the adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples and by single people who live in countries where same-sex “marriage” is legal. “The Russians are to be congratulated for taking a lead in the world in protecting children,” Gwen Landolt, vice-president of REAL Women of Canada , said in an interview with LifeSiteNews. Roman Khudyakov , a member of the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , has requested the Russian Foreign Ministry to investigate the Belgian euthanasia law’s implications for children adopted to that country, reports RT, a Russian new agency. In 2013, approximately 5,700 Russian children were adopted by foreigners, according to Adoption Today. In 2012, Russia