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Adoption for all? (part 2)

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As France drafts a same-sex marriage bill, what rules apply when it comes to raising children? Advocates argue that kids are already being raised in same-sex households, only without legal safeguards.

DEBATE
By Anelise Borges
  • Xavier HERAUD. Deputy Editor-in-Chief, YAGG;
  • Jean DUCHESNE. Special advisor to the Archbishop of Paris;
  • Tony KENNEYBREW. Attorney at the Paris Bar;
  • Joseph AKORO. Former Director, The Initiative for Equal Rights in Nigeria;
  • Vitaly MILONOV. Member of United Russia; St. Petersburg municipal lawmaker (introduced the bill banning gay propaganda in Russia) - from St. Petersbourg.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

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