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Contrary to the coalition's decision: Amir Ohana voted in favor of a child adoption bill for same-sex couples | Israel today

2023-02-22T16:32:34.602Z


The Speaker of the Knesset supported the bill of MK Yorai Lahav-Hartsano that the possibility of adopting children will be given to unmarried couples as well as to same-sex couples • After the vote, the proposal was defeated


Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana voted today (Wednesday) against the coalition's position and supported the bill for the adoption of children by same-sex couples. Finally, the bill fell when the coalition led in the votes. 

MK Yorai Lahav-Harzano's child adoption bill: "Who are you to tell us that we don't deserve to be parents?" // Photo: Knesset Channel

In MK Yorai Lahav-Hertzano's bill, it was proposed that the possibility of adopting children would be given not only to married couples who are husband and wife, but also to couples who are not registered as married in the rabbinate, as well as to same-sex couples. Before the vote, the coalition, a large part of which is religious, decided vote against. Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana decided to vote for.

In the end the bill was defeated. 

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Source: israelhayom

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