Can homosexual adopt children in China?
(Gov.cn)
Updated: 2006-05-30 16:15
The CCAA shall not identify prospective adoptive referrals for homosexuals.
Legally, the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China recognizes only
families formed by marriage of opposite sex and does not recognize the legality
of homosexual families, and the homosexual families are, therefore, not
protected by laws.
From the Chinese medical point of view, the China Mental Disorder
Classification and Diagnosis Standard classifies homosexuality as sexual
obstruction, belonging to psychiatric disease of the kind of sexual
psychological barrier.
In terms of the Chinese traditional ethics and customs and habits,
homosexuality is an act violating public morality and therefore not recognized
by the society. In accordance with the principle that adoption shall not violate
social ethics as set forth in the Adoption Law, foreign homosexuals are not
allowed to adopt children in China.
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