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France gay marriage plan put to national assembly
Source: Associated Press
France gay marriage plan put to national assembly
Associated Press in Paris
The Guardian, Tuesday 29 January 2013 18.36 GMT
The French government has presented a divisive plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption to parliament for debate.
The justice minister, Christiane Taubira, told the national assembly that the bill constituted an "act of equality … finally, marriage will be a universal institution".
She said: "We have never underestimated the importance of this reform." The proposals have divided the Catholic-majority country.
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Associated Press in Paris
The Guardian, Tuesday 29 January 2013 18.36 GMT
The French government has presented a divisive plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption to parliament for debate.
The justice minister, Christiane Taubira, told the national assembly that the bill constituted an "act of equality … finally, marriage will be a universal institution".
She said: "We have never underestimated the importance of this reform." The proposals have divided the Catholic-majority country.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/france-gay-marriage-national-assembly
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