Netherlands To Lift Adoption Ban

Netherlands To Lift Adoption Ban
By Rex Wockner
Published: March 17, 2005
A bill introduced in the Netherlands’ Parliament March 9 will lift the ban on adoption of foreign babies by same-sex couples. Such couples already have adoption rights for babies living within the country. The bill, which was introduced by a coalition representing a parliamentary majority, is expected to pass.
“However, not many intercountry adoptions by same-sex couples would take place, since hardly any country in the world allows their children to be adopted by Dutch same-sex couples,” said activist Kees Waaldijk. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first nation to legalize full marriage for same-sex couples.