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Tuesday, August 29, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
State reverses opposition to same-sex adoption
The Welfare Ministry reverses its opposition to same-sex couples adopting children in Israel, less than a month after announcing the controversial decision.
According to Channel 2 news, the reversal was filed to the High Court of Justice in response to a petition filed to the court by the Association of Israeli Gay Fathers and the Israel Religious Action Center of the Reform Movement.
The report says today’s reversal comes at the request of Welfare Minister Haim Katz.
After the decision was announced last month, thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest what they said was a discriminatory policy.
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