(Israeli) High Court rules same-sex adoption must be allowed, in landmark decision [View all]
In a landmark decision, the High Court of Justice ruled unanimously on Thursday that same-sex couples may adopt children under the terms of a 1981 adoption law.
The court re-interpreted the current law that, if read literally, excludes same-sex couples from adopting children, and asserted that the legislation’s true intent was to ensure the good of the adopted child.
In light of modern understandings of child welfare, the law could be interpreted as allowing for same-sex adoption, the court said.
The issue of same-sex adoption has been the subject of a long running political and legal battle in Israel, and Thursday’s ruling was warmly welcomed by LGBTQ rights groups as well as the Reform Movement in Israel, who’s legal arm led the challenges to the law.
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