Hungary has amended the definition of family in its constitution to permit an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, with rights groups denouncing the changes.
The new constitution now defines family as “based on marriage and the parent-child relation. The mother is a woman, the father a man.” It also rules that parents raise children in a conservative spirit.
Hungary has never legalised gay marriage but still recognises civil unions. Adoption by same-sex couples was possible before the recent amendment if one partner applied as a single person.