The Hungarian government has officially prohibited same-sex couples from adopting amid a national crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights.
Approved on Tuesday December 15, the new regulations will prevent unmarried couples from legally adopting, with same-sex marriage still being outlawed in the country, and will become effective as soon as January 2021.
According to NBC News, Hungarian justice minister, Judit Varga, claimed there would be exceptions made in certain cases, such as if a child’s parents passed away meaning an unmarried family member could adopt them, but said: “the main rule is that only married couples can adopt a child…that is, a man and a woman who are married.”The bill was initially proposed last month by Varga, and was backed by.