Russia Passes Bill Banning Transgender Mutilation Surgeries, Adoptions

Emily Mangiaracina : Jul 19, 2023
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Russian lawmakers have celebrated the bill as protecting Russia from "the Western anti-family ideology," with some decrying gender "transitions" as "pure satanism," according to Fox News.

(Moscow) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday passed a bill banning any "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person" as part of a batch of laws aimed at combating LGBTQ propaganda. (Image: via LifeSiteNews-Screengrab-Rumble)

The thrice-reviewed bill, which must still be approved by the upper chamber, the Federation Council, and signed by President Vladimir Putin to take effect, only permits gender "reassignment" surgery to treat congenital physical abnormalities in children.

The law also bans people who have attempted to surgically change their sex from becoming adoptive parents or guardians and provides for the ability to annul a marriage if either spouse "changes" their sex and "update[s] their civil status records," according to CNN.

It additionally prohibits the amendment of official documents and public records to reflect a gender "transition."

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