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MOSCOW (LifeSiteNews) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Friday passed a bill banning any “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person” as part of a batch of laws aimed at combating LGBTQ propaganda.
The thrice-reviewed bill, which must still be approved by the upper chamber, the Federation Council, and signed by President Vladimir Putin to take effect, only permits gender “reassignment” surgery to treat congenital physical abnormalities in children.
The law also bans people who have attempted to surgically change their sex from becoming adoptive parents or guardians and provides for the ability to annul a marriage if either spouse “changes” their sex and “update[s] their civil status records,” according to CNN.
It additionally prohibits the amendment of official documents and public records to reflect a gender “transition.”
The bill is expected to become law. The Federation Council typically approves legislation passed by the Duma (lower house) and Putin is known for promoting policies in favor of traditional families and against LGBTQ ideology. The law had unanimous support in the Duma.
Russian lawmakers have celebrated the bill
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