Israeli Adoption Tantamount to Marriage Equality, Says Lawyer

Link: EDGE Boston

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In a case that some say legitimizes marriage between couples of the same gender, Israel has given the extended citizenship to the adopted son of two men.

The decision follows an earlier decision by Israel’s Attorney General, Menahem Mazuz, in which Mazuz declared that, "in the proper circumstances and when it is in the best interest of the child," gay couples may adopt.

That decision, in turn, followed a High Court ruling that found that adoptions by same-sex couples granted in other countries would also be honored in Israel.

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Now, the Israeli government has given the boy citizenship and recognition as the son of the male couple.

According to the UPI article, the mens’ lawyer said that the decision is effectively grants the couple marriage equality.

Said Irit Rosenblum, the attorney, "The meaning of the decision is clear."

Continued Rosenblum, "The state directly and fully recognizes same-sex couples as parents, akin to heterosexual couples, who can adopt a child overseas and register without constraints as his parents."

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