Taiwan’s legislature approved an amendment to the special law for same-sex marriage, permitting same-sex couples to jointly adopt children regardless of blood relations. Before the change, same-sex couples were only allowed to adopt children who are biologically related to either party in the union.
Legislators said the amendment protects the rights of same-sex couples and their children. Advocacy groups thanked the legislators for the effort and said that they would continue to raise awareness of issues related to same-sex couples, including assisted reproduction, in the future.
