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(Australia) Victoria moves to give same-sex couples equal adoption rights
Source: The Guardian
Victoria moves to give same-sex couples equal adoption rights
Oliver Milman
Sunday 22 February 2015 23.01 GMT
Victoria has moved closer towards equal adoption rights for same-sex couples, with the state government starting the process of removing discrimination from the adoption system.
The government has commissioned a review, to be headed by Eamonn Moran QC, to establish what legal changes were needed to allow the adoption of children by same-sex couples in the state.
The review should open the way for legislation to change adoption laws by the middle of the year, also addressing inequalities such as the inability of same-sex couples to adopt a child conceived via IVF and a bar on step-parents adopting their partner’s child.
At present, gay couples in Victoria are not allowed to legally adopt children. Removing this barrier would bring Victoria into line with New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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Oliver Milman
Sunday 22 February 2015 23.01 GMT
Victoria has moved closer towards equal adoption rights for same-sex couples, with the state government starting the process of removing discrimination from the adoption system.
The government has commissioned a review, to be headed by Eamonn Moran QC, to establish what legal changes were needed to allow the adoption of children by same-sex couples in the state.
The review should open the way for legislation to change adoption laws by the middle of the year, also addressing inequalities such as the inability of same-sex couples to adopt a child conceived via IVF and a bar on step-parents adopting their partner’s child.
At present, gay couples in Victoria are not allowed to legally adopt children. Removing this barrier would bring Victoria into line with New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/23/victoria-moves-to-give-same-sex-couples-equal-adoption-rights
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