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Russian Court Rules HIV-Positive Woman Can Adopt Child

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In June, Russia's Constitutional Court ruled that people of either sex living with HIV can adopt children who are already living with them as family members.
In June, Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled that people of either sex living with HIV can adopt children who are already living with them as family members.

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In a reported first for Russia, a court outside Moscow has allowed an HIV-positive woman to adopt a child.

The ruling by a court in the city of Balashikha was pronounced on February 13.

The woman’s lawyer, Ilnur Sharapov of the Agora rights group, said that his client was allowed to adopt a child borne by her sister via artificial insemination. Reports did not identify the woman or her relatives by name. Read More

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