Ukraine bans collaborators and traitors from adopting children
Collaborators and traitors barred from becoming adoptive parents (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukraine's Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, banned individuals convicted of treason and collaborationism from adopting children, MP Iryna Herashchenko announced.
According to Herashchenko, draft law No. 10298 was supported by 253 members of parliament.
The list of restrictions was expanded to include individuals convicted of criminal offenses under specific articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
- Article 111 – High Treason
- Article 111(1) – Collaborative Activities
- Article 111(2) – Aiding the Aggressor State
- Article 436(2) – Justification, Recognition as Lawful, Denial of the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, or Glorification of Its Participants
Project justification
As the authors of the project have stated, during Russia's armed aggression, it is essential to prevent the adoption of children by individuals who pose a threat to Ukraine's right to independence.
"If a person — whether a potential adoptive parent, guardian, custodian, foster caregiver, foster parent, or family-type home parent — is engaged in collaboration activities, assists the aggressor state, promotes or facilitates the outbreak of war, they cannot raise a child in the spirit of respect for the rights and freedoms of others, love for their family and relatives, their people, and their homeland," the explanatory note states.
The Verkhovna Rada is considering allowing parents to designate guardians for their children in advance, in case of death or other unforeseen circumstances.
Among the most common forms of collaboration activity identified by Ukrainians are holding leadership positions in the occupying authorities (50%), serving in the ranks of the occupying armed forces (47%), and participating in the organization of so-called elections and referenda (46%).
