Same-Sex Couples Get More Adoption Rights

A decision yesterday (10 February 2008) by Attorney General Menahem Mazuz broadens the options for homosexual couples who want to adopt a child. According to Haaretz, they can now adopt a child who is not the offspring of either party and can also use the regular state channels to apply to adopt children. JPost gives a bit of background on the opinion.

If you haven’t been following our other posts on similar issues, you can find them here, here, and here. Just a friendly reminder of how forward thinking Israel is. To put this in a bit of a global perspective see this Wikipedia article.

Check out this audio clip from the Larry Flick show on Sirius OutQ Radio about Gay Adoption Rights in Israel. (Copyright: Sirius Satellite Radio www.siriusoutq.com)

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