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French lawmakers approve same-sex marriage bill
French lawmakers approve same-sex marriage billBy Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Tue February 12, 2013
(CNN) -- Same-sex marriage in France came one step closer to legality Tuesday, as lawmakers in the lower house of parliament approved a controversial bill that would extend the right to marry and adopt to same-sex couples.
The measure was voted through in the National Assembly by 329 in favor to 229 against, with 10 deputies abstaining.
The bill must still go before the senate before it becomes law. If passed, it would mark the biggest step forward for French gay rights advocates in more than a decade.
France is not the only nation currently wrestling with the polarizing issue of same-sex marriage.
UK lawmakers took a big step last week toward legalizing same-sex marriage when they approved the second reading of a bill in the House of Commons.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/france-gay-marriage-vote/