The upper chamber of Russia's Parliament has unanimously voted in favour of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
The law will now go to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down.
All 143 members of the Federation Council present voted to support the bill, which has sparked criticism from both the US and from Russian activists who say it victimises children by depriving them of the chance to escape often dismal orphanages.
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