Vegetarian couple 'banned from adopting'

A couple on the Greek island of Crete have reportedly been banned from adopting children because of their dietary choices.

According to AFP, welfare services fear that the family will pass on their vegetarianism to any child they adopt.

Head of the city's welfare services Spyros Epitropakis said: "We asked the University of Crete medical school on the issue and they said the child's diet must include meat, fish, etc. More...

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