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Mexican Court Upholds Capital's Gay Marriage Law
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August 05, 2010
| | A gay couple embraces outside the Supreme Court in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Mexico City's six-month-old same-sex marriage law is constitutional, quashing an appeal by federal prosecutors who argued the law violates the constitutional principle of protection of the family. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo) | |
Mexico City — The Mexican Supreme Court has voted to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City's 6-month-old law allowing same-sex marriages.
The justices have voted 8-2 to uphold the law against challenges filed by federal prosecutors, who argued it violates the constitutional principle of protection of the family.
Hundreds of couples have been married so far under the law, the first of its kind to be enacted in Latin America.
The court ruled Thursday that the law did not violate the constitution. Justices on the majority side argued that nowhere does the constitution define what a family is.
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