A bill banning the adoption of children from Russia to countries that permit gender reassignment has cleared the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament, with the measure now heading to the upper chamber and later to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law.
Lawmakers in the lower chamber, called the State Duma, passed the measure in its third and final reading on Nov. 12. Legislation must pass three readings in the State Duma—similar to the U.S. House of Representatives—before being sent to the upper chamber, called the Federation Council, and then to the president’s desk for final approval.
