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Mexico City approves law recognizing gay civil unions

The bill has been severely criticized by the Catholic Church and conservative civil groups in the country, which is 90 percent Roman Catholic. The Mexican Council of Bishops has said the law is the first step toward legalizing gay marriage and adoption by gays, while the conservative National Parents Union has characterized it as “aberrant.”

Legislators in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on the Texas border introduced a similar bill this week.

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