The lower house of Parliament within the Czech Republic on Wednesday rejected same-sex marriage whereas affirming current unions referred to as partnerships for homosexual {couples}.
The brand new laws, handed in a 123-36 vote, additionally would not enable same-sex {couples} to undertake youngsters other than these of their associate.
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The laws nonetheless wants approval from the Senate and President Petr Pavel, who took workplace final yr and has supported same-sex marriage.
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The Czech flag is flown from a riverboat in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2009. (Photograph by Invoice Tompkins/Getty Photographs)
Most European Union member states enable same-sex marriage.
Within the Czech Republic, Parliament accredited in 2006 a legislation permitting same-sex companions to reside in an formally registered partnership and have rights to inheritance and well being care much like these loved by heterosexual married {couples}.
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Such preparations provide a number of the protections of marriage, however many LGBTQ activists think about them a demeaning second-tier standing.