New hope given to Sir Elton John in Ukrainian tot adoption bid
September 18th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANILondon, September 18 (ANI): Sir Elton John may still be hopeful of adopting the HIV positive Ukranian kid, whom he said he wishes to take home with partner David Furnish.
Ukraine’s family, youth and sports minister, Yuri Pavlenko, who had earlier dismissed any possibility of the musician adopting 14-month-old Lev, has apparently changed his stand.
According to the Telegraph, he said that Sir Elton “has the right and opportunity to invite the family of this boy to visit him, take them under his guardianship and help him grow into a good person.”
However, he mentioned that the child’s mother is alive which means he can’t be treated as an orphan.
He added: “I’d like to ask everyone to be tolerant to the boy. This is not an orphan, the child has a mother and an elder brother and so he cannot be adopted by law.
“He has a difficult fate, like his mother. Help has been provided to his mother to find strength to bring the family back together.”
The Ukranian law does not allow same sex couple to adopt a child. (ANI)
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