Dec 28, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The court
now interprets the language of the law to permit two individuals in a committed
relationship, regardless of their gender, to adopt children
The Israeli High Court of Justice has unanimously ruled that same-sex couples may adopt children, marking a significant shift in the nation's adoption laws.
The ruling,
based on a reinterpretation of the 1981 law on adoption, challenges the
existing provision that limits adoption to "a man and his wife
together."
The current
law, which effectively restricted adoption to heterosexual couples, allowed for
rare exceptions for same-sex couples. However, the recent High Court decision
addresses this disparity and opens the door for same-sex couples to adopt
children on equal terms.
To navigate
this legislative impasse, Vogelman applied the judicial doctrine of
"interpretation" to reevaluate the 1981 law. The court now interprets
the language of the law to permit two individuals in a committed relationship,
regardless of their gender, to adopt children, effectively expanding adoption
eligibility to same-sex couples.
In his
ruling, Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman highlighted the "subjective
purpose" behind the original legislator's intent when passing the adoption
law. The court contends that the goal was to provide children with a stable and
secure family unit, irrespective of the sexual orientation of the parents.
I24news
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