Tag: adoption
European Parliament votes for EU-wide acceptance public documents
Yesterday, the European Parliament approved a regulation on acceptance of public documents for EU citizens living in another EU country.
EU Parliament speaks out for mutual recognition domestic adoptions
In a resolution addressing cross-border conflicts around adoption adopted yesterday, the Parliament has spoken out in favour of mutual recognition of domestic adoption decisions between General view of MEPs in Plenary ChamberMember States.
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Alabama Court’s Refusal to Recognise Same-Sex Adoption
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, praised a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of the United States reversing an Alabama Supreme Court’s refusal to recognise an adoption by a lesbian non-biological mother. HRC joined a coalition of organizations on an amicus brief urging the court to hear the case.
Alabama Senate Committee Advances Bill Allowing Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination by Child Welfare Groups
Alabama S.B. 204 would disregard best interest of children and create state-sanctioned anti-LGBT discrimination.
Landmark gay adoption case gets Italy okay
An Italian appeals court has upheld the right of a lesbian woman to adopt her partner’s biological child, a gay rights group said on Wednesday, in a landmark case for the Catholic country as it considers granting rights to same-sex couples.
HRC Condemns Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s Statement of Support for LGBT Adoption Ban
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation strongly condemned Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s statement Wednesday supporting a discriminatory state law that bars prospective LGBT parents in same-sex relationships from adopting.