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Elton John and David Furnish Plan to Adopt a Ukrainian Toddler

September 14, 2009 03:25:30 GMT

Elton John has expressed his interest to adopt a Ukrainian baby boy, named Lev, whom he and David met at a local orphanage, where many of the children's parents have died from AIDS.
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Adoption maybe on the way for gay couple and David Furnish. The musician has expressed his interest to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev, whom he and David met while they were touring a local orphanage on Saturday, September 12 as part of his AIDS Foundation work. To reporters, Elton said the sudden death of one of his closest friends, keyboardist Guy Babylon last week has inspired him to do the adoption.

"It broke my heart because he was such a genius and so young and has two wonderful children," he stated. "What better opportunity to replace someone I lost than to replace him with someone I can give a future to."

"David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said 'no' because I am 62 and I think because of the traveling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn't be fair for the child," Elton revealed further. "But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don't know how we do that but he has stolen my heart. And he has stolen David's heart and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I've changed my mind today."

Though so, "I don't know what the procedure is to adopt a boy from the Ukraine. I don't think I can because England doesn't have a treaty with the Ukraine," Elton continued, before then adding that David, 46, is Canadian and such fact may provide an avenue for adoption from the Ukraine.

Elton John and David Furnish, who is a filmmaker, made their union official in a ceremony held in London's Soho neighborhood on December 21, 2005.



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posted by .. on Nov 19, 2009
it is killing of the god in uor souls. Something terrible. Just demons can create such things, who has no responsibility of mankind.
posted by Davide on Oct 03, 2009
needed here
posted by Marah on Oct 01, 2009
This is tragic,adoption is all about money, ownership,they should look for relatives of this little one, and support FAMILY PRESERVATION, which one of David Furnish's neices and nephews would he give away to adoption into a stranger family????ADOPTION IS A LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE MOTHER AND ADOPTEE, literally the rape of their soul. Finally if their is real bonifide' proof the little one is an orphan, then care for him with his FAMILY NAME AND HISTORY INTACT, and SPONSOR A FAMILY FROM HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY TO REAR HIM, AS HIS LOST FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY IS THERE. SAVE CHILDREN FROM ADOPTION. FAMILY PRESERVATION AT ALL COSTS. KINSHIP CARE, OR LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP. ADOPTION IS AN ABSOLUTE LIE. OUR HERITAGE OUR FAMILY OF ORIGIN IS OUR GOD GIVEN INALIENABLE RIGHT AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH THIS WORLD. ADOPTION IS LIKE THE "MUST HAVE,LATEST DESIGNER ACCESSORY FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS" WAKE UP ELTON AND SUPPORT AND SPONSOR FAMILY PRESERVATION. NOT FAMILY DEVASTATION as that is what ADOPTION is truly about. FAMILY SEPARATION FAMILY DEVASTATION. A BOTTOMLESS ABYSS OF SORROW.

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