The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Chilean Congress approves equal marriage

2021-12-07T17:05:05.095Z


The Congress of Chile approved the bill that regulates equal marriage in that country. Now it must pass to presidential sanction.


Piñera promotes equal marriage in Chile 0:59

(CNN Spanish) -

The Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved this Tuesday by 82 votes in favor, 20 against and 2 abstentions the bill that regulates the marriage of same-sex couples.

After receiving support in this last legislative process, the bill was sent to the Executive Power for enactment.

Earlier Tuesday the Senate had approved this bill with 21 votes in favor, 8 against and 3 abstentions.

The initiative introduced modifications to the Civil Code, the Labor Code and the laws on the adoption of minors.

It also recognizes and protects the right to gender identity.

The Chamber of Deputies had approved this bill at the end of November with 101 votes in favor, 30 against and 2 abstentions.

The bill establishes that marriage is a solemn contract by which two people unite "currently and indissolubly, and for life, in order to live together, to procreate, and to help each other."

advertising

The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had announced in June that he would urge the equal marriage initiative that has been in Congress for almost four years.

Equality marriage

Source: cnnespanol

All news articles on 2021-12-07

You may like

News/Politics 2024-02-15T05:19:36.935Z
News/Politics 2024-02-06T20:22:11.361Z
News/Politics 2024-03-08T04:58:25.303Z
News/Politics 2024-02-09T10:04:40.762Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.