Lithuanian parliament agrees to consider same-sex partnership bill
26/5/2022 19:58
Lithuania's parliament on Thursday voted to accept a draft bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships for further debate, after voting down a similar bill in May 2021. Seventy lawmakers voted in favour and 52 against accepting the measure for discussion, with several opponents raising questions about whether legalizing same-sex partnerships would go against Catholic teachings. Proponents were mildly encouraged but acknowledged that challenges lay ahead to passage of the bill in the strongly Catholic country. An April 2021 a poll found 70% of adult Lithuanians oppose same-sex partnerships.
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