Upper house of parliament OKs ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families . Only China has more adoptions to the United States than Russia . Lawmakers in Russia 's lower house of parliament adopted the bill last year . The move is seen as retaliation for the Magnitsky Act , a U.S. law that restricts rights abroad . But backers of the Russian bill say American adoptive parents have been abusive .
Upper house of parliament OKs ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families . Lawmakers in Russia 's lower house of parliament adopted the bill last year . The move is seen as retaliation for the Magnitsky Act , a U.S. law that restricts rights abroad . But backers of the Russian bill say American adoptive parents have been abusive .