Entry #1379: Same-sex adoption in Portugal

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Region	Portugal
Issue	Same-sex adoption
Status	Illegal
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	Feb 29, 2016
Description	Same sex couples in Portugal were previously not allowed to adopt or foster children. Between 2013 and 2016 various bills were put forward and rejected by parliament.
Sources	http://dezanove.pt/psd-e-cds-chumbam-co-adopcao-626195

Revision History (5)

Jan 20, 2023

edited by beeurd. updating description with more details

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	(REMOVED)	Illegal
Special Status	Ambiguous	Illegal
Description	Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption wasn't approved by the Parliament last March.	Same sex couples in Portugal were previously not allowed to adopt or foster children. Between 2013 and 2016 various bills were put forward and rejected by parliament.
Description	Show Difference Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption wasn't approved by the Parliament last March. Same sex couples in Portugal were previously not allowed to adopt or foster children. Between 2013 and 2016 various bills were put forward and rejected by parliament.
Sources	Co-adoption: http://dezanove.pt/psd-e-cds-chumbam-co-adopcao-626195	http://dezanove.pt/psd-e-cds-chumbam-co-adopcao-626195
Sources	Show Difference Co-adoption: http://dezanove.pt/psd-e-cds-chumbam-co-adopcao-626195

Jan 20, 2023

edited by beeurd. correcting end date

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Dec 18, 2015	Feb 29, 2016

Dec 29, 2015

edited by vviet93

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	(none)	Dec 18, 2015

Aug 18, 2014

edited by dezanove

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Description	Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption was rejected by the Parliament last March.	Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption wasn't approved by the Parliament last March.
Description	Show Difference Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption was rejected by the Parliament last March. wasn't approved by the Parliament last March.

Reports (4)
Newer law has been passed "Co-adoptation and adoptation become legal in  18-12-2015"
Dec 18, 2015
Newer law has been passed "Adoption and co-adoption is now legal for same-sex couples. The new law was passed on the 20th November 2015 at the Portuguese parliament."
Dec 6, 2015
Status is not correct 
Nov 26, 2015
Status is not correct "It is currently to hommossexuals couples to adopt!"
Nov 20, 2015

Aug 17, 2014

created by dezanove

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	Original entry
Status	Ambiguous
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Lesbian or gay couples cannot adopt. A single gay or lesbian can adopt. Co-adoption was rejected by the Parliament last March.
Sources	Co-adoption: http://dezanove.pt/psd-e-cds-chumbam-co-adopcao-626195