French Court Blocks Gay Woman from Adopting Partner’s Child Born by IVF

May 5, 2014

(The Guardian) – A married French woman has been told she cannot adopt the child she and her partner had by IVF treatment carried out abroad. In a surprise ruling, a court in Versailles said the same-sex couple defrauded the French law which bars homosexuals from medically assisted procreation by undergoing the procedure in neighbouring Belgium. Equal rights organisations have criticised the decision, saying it goes against rulings in previous cases and is discriminatory.