The bill approved 101-30 now awaits only final modifications related to the rights of same sex couples. President Sebastián Piñera has indicated he will publish it into law.
A measure to legalize marriage and adoption by same-sex couples was approved by the lower house of Chile's Congress on Tuesday, moving it close to final adoption. It had already passed the Senate.
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Chile begins abortion discussion with an eye on Argentina s success
A group of women participates in a handkerchief in front of the headquarters of the Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile 13 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Alberto Valdes
A group of women participates in a handkerchief in front of the headquarters of the Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile 13 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Alberto Valdes
A group of women participates in a handkerchief in front of the headquarters of the Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile 13 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Alberto Valdes
Chile s Congress on Wednesday began discussing the decriminalization of abortion within the first 14 weeks of term, which was presented in 2018 and is opposed by the government of the conservative Sebastián Piñera.