Spain Unveils Controversial Gay Marriage Law
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A controversial law that would give gay  and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt  children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain's Socialist  government Friday.
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MADRID, Dec 22 (IPS) - Europe's first law specifically cracking down  on  gender-based violence was unanimously passed Wednesday in  Spain, and  received a hearty welcome from activists, although it  did not escape  criticism from the right.
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The Roman Catholic Church in Spain has condemned plans by the socialist Government to legalise marriages between same-sex couples.
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The right by homosexual couples to adopt children will reportedly be added to draft legislation legalizing gay marriages to be adopted Friday by Spain's Socialist government.
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The Spanish Catholic Church's about-face on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS was met with anger by left-wing politicians, commentators and gay rights groups who labeled the church's position as unreasonable and inhuman.
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South Africa has become the first country on the continent to authorise marriage for gay and lesbian couples when the controversial civil union bill received the final seal of approval.
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MADRID, Spain The Catholic Church is slamming the Spanish government&#39;s plan to legalize gay marriage. The church is furious with the changes planned by the Socialist government, saying legalizing gay marriage
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The Vatican's top official for family issues decried as a "sad step" Saturday the Spanish government's proposal to allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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Italy's left is seeking to 'eradicate' the traditional family with its plan for a law that would give unmarried couples, including gays, some of the same rights as married couples, the Vatican newspaper said ...Comment
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The European Commission is set to rule that Spain broke EU law in putting restrictions on a bid for power firm Endesa.
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The Spanish government on Friday approved a bill to legalise gay marriages. This makes it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages, cabinet spokesperson Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega ...
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Pope Benedict XVI stressed family values during a visit Saturday to Spain, where church influence has waned and the government has angered the Vatican with its liberal take on issues including gay marriage.
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U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday  launched an ambitious plan to promote marriage, an institution  they see as being under extreme pressure, not specifically from  those who favor homosexual unions but from the general  difficulty of getting and staying married.
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(Madrid) The cabinet of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Friday approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt.
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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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New Zealand's parliament passes a controversial bill to give legal recognition to same-sex relationships.
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MADRID A law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain&#39;s Socialist government Friday.