Russia's Upper House of Parliament Approves Ban on US Adoptions

 

Russia's upper house of parliament has unanimously backed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children.All 143 senators present at the upper house on Dec 26,2012 Wednesday voted in favour of it.

 

The bill also proposes to ban US-funded non-governmental organisations that do any political work in Russia.

It will become law if President Vladimir Putin signs the bill.

Putin signs Russian ban on US adoptions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans on Friday Dec 28,2012, after it had been approved by the Russian parliament.
He told officials he saw no reason not to sign it, and said he would sign a presidential decree to "modify the support mechanisms for orphaned children".

 

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Some 3,400 Russian children were adopted by foreign families in 2011, nearly a third of them by Americans