The Facts

• Russia's lower Parliamentary chamber, the State Duma, voted 397-1 on Wednesday to ban foreign nationals of countries that allow medical gender transitions, as well as gender changes on official government identification documents, to adopt Russian children.

• The law, which has already been approved by the Kremlin but still needs to be passed by the upper chamber and signed by Pres. Vladimir Putin, will ban countries that allow "change of sex by medical intervention, including with the use of medicine."The law, which will ban countries that allow a "change of sex by medical intervention, including with the use of medicine." It's expected to be implemented after it passes the upper chamber and is signed by Pres. Vladimir Putin.

• State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin was reported last week as saying the ban would include Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, the UK, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Estonia.According to the State Duma, the banned countries will include NATO member states, with Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin reported last week as saying Austria, Australia, and Argentina will also be included.