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adoptee
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Europe
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Adoption often occurs through formal legal processes and adoptees may have access to information about their biological parents.
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2
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adoptee
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Europe
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Adoption is a common method of family formation, and adoptees are fully integrated members of their families.
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3
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adoption agency
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Europe
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Assists individuals or couples in the process of legally adopting a child.
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4
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adoption by same-sex couples
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Eastern European countries
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Seen as going against traditional family values, with societal stigma and discrimination against same-sex couples seeking to adopt children.
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1
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5
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adoption by same-sex couples
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Western European countries
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Supported by progressive policies and anti-discrimination laws, with efforts to ensure that same-sex couples have the same legal rights as heterosexual couples in adoption.
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