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Magyar to amend 2020 adoption law banning gay couples

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  • Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced his government will amend the 2020 adoption law that bans gay couples.
  • The 2020 law requires the minister’s approval for adoptions by single people and same-sex couples, effective 1 March 2021.
  • Magyar said adoption decisions should be made by professionals, not by a minister or politician.
  • The EU Court of Justice ruled the 2020 law violated European law.