Spain poised to sanction same-sex marriages
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MADRID Spainâs cabinet proposed legislation Friday allowing same-sex marriages and for homosexuals to adopt children, pressing ahead with its liberal agenda despite vociferous opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church.
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Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation Friday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children.
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The Spanish prime minister has called for an international effort to resolve cultural and religious differences between the Western and Muslim world.
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Spain opposes separation as EU countries are expected to formally recognise independent state
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Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled
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Spain is expected to use a visit by British PM Tony Blair to help boost the peace process in the Basque country.
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Spain&#39;s cabinet proposed legislation Friday that would allow same-sex couples to marry and gays to adopt children, pressing ahead with its liberal agenda despite vociferous opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church.
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Spain&#39;s semi-autonomous Basque Country was heading for a fresh showdown with the central government last night after its Congress voted for changes to political statutes that could clear the
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MADRID, Feb 13  (IPS) - Spain is among the countries most heavily affected  by human trafficking, yet it has still not signed the Council of  Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,  although the socialist government has promised to do so.
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BOGOT&#xC1;, Colombia -- The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same inheritance rights as heterosexuals in common-law marriages, marking a step forward for gay rights in the traditionally conservative, Catholic region.
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The Supreme Court of Canada gave the  federal government the go-ahead on Thursday to legalize gay  marriage, prompting Prime Minister Paul Martin to announce  plans to introduce a redefinition of marriage early next year.
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MADRID, Jan 30  (IPS) - Spainâs Constitutional Court issued a ruling  Wednesday backing a gender equality bill, which had been  challenged by the rightwing Popular Party (PP), thus clearing the  way for the new law to go into effect by Saturday.
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Spain's powerful Catholic Church declared war on government plans to legalise "marriage" and adoption by gay couples, denying the concept of "sexual orientation" and branding homosexual behaviour "intrinsically bad."
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Spain might at last get words for its national anthem following complaints by athletes who want something to sing at big competitions.
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Ministers are to consult on creating a crime of forced marriage in the UK.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential ...
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New laws designed to curb domestic violence are currently passing through the Spanish parliament.