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| Region | Sri Lanka |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In Sri Lanka, single people are not able to adopt children, and same-sex couples are not found eligible to adopt. |
| Sources | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/SriLanka.html |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding more info and changing link from Wikipedia
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| Start Date | Oct 1, 2017 | (NONE) |
| Description | Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption. | In Sri Lanka, single people are not able to adopt children, and same-sex couples are not found eligible to adopt. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sri_Lanka | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/SriLanka.html |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sri_Lanka |
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| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption. | Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption. |
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| Sources | No | |
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| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption. | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for joint adoption, step child adoption. |
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| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. | Homosexuality is currently illegal. Missing laws for single adoption and for joint adoption. |
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| Description | Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal. | Homosexuality is currently illegal. |
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| Description | Full legalization pending. | Full legalization pending. Homosexuality is currently illegal. |
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