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Uruguay Legalizes Gay Adoption

First Latin American nation to let same-sex couples adopt

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(Newser) – Uruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region, legalized same-sex civil unions last year.

A gay rights demonstration in Montevideo, Uruguay.
A gay rights demonstration in Montevideo, Uruguay.   (©Libertinus)
Uruguay's leftist president Tabare Vazquez has passed several laws expanding gay rights since coming to power.
Uruguay's leftist president Tabare Vazquez has passed several laws expanding gay rights since coming to power.   (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Whether the couple is gay or not should not be a matter of consideration. What matters is if the family is able to educate and stimulate the child to grow as a fulfilled human being.
- Sen. Margarita Percovich,
the bill's sponsor

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JoeQ
Sep 10, 09 2:21 AM CDT
Wow. Thats clearly the place to be whether uraguay or uraguarl. Reply
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shonangreg
Sep 10, 09 2:46 AM CDT
Or uraboi ;-)
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guanlob
Sep 10, 09 4:06 AM CDT
Latin America= Passing more progressive reforms than the WH. Reply
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ArtfullyViscious
Sep 10, 09 7:39 AM CDT
LOL.... although I can't help but laugh Guan, give the Prez and Co some time. Since Uruguay is so much smaller than us and have (clearly) far more open minds as a whole, this sort of reform passed far more easily than here in the US. But I'd take your phrase ANY DAY and turn it into a bumper sticker; priceless!
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ruserious
Sep 10, 09 8:52 AM CDT
Rock on Uruguay! Reply
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