The Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 came into effect on 19 October 2017. It changes various parts of the Adoption Act 2010, which governs how all adoptions in Ireland are carried out. This innovative piece of legislation intends to better reflect the complex realities of modern family life. Beatrice Cronin, Information and Policy Officer at Treoir details a summary of the main changes brought forward by the 2017 Act in a comprehensive article on page 23 and page 24 of the HSE Sexual Health News, Issue 6, Spring 2018.