Uruguay approves Latin America's first gay adoption law - Yahoo! News (SB#1) - 0 views
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Uruguay lawmakers Wednesday adopted a trailblazing law allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, in an unprecedented move for Latin America
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Gay adoptions remain contentious worldwide, and Uruguay, a nation of some 3.5 million people, is taking another step away from its more conservative neighbors after having already authorized gay civil unions last year
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President Tabare Vazquez, the first leftist leader in Uruguayan history, already opened access for homosexuals to military schools in May
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The Catholic Church is against the bill because "from Genesis in the Bible, it says that 'God created man and woman
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Uruguay has a long tradition of leading the way in civil rights, and has shown a desire to move ahead quickly on such questions
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Uruguay was the first country in the largely Catholic South American region to approve divorce in 1907, and gave women the right to vote in 1932
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the legislative branch in Uruguay passed a bill allowing for gay and lesbian couples to adopt children. This law had major support from the Senators in a 17 out of 23 vote and is unlike any other gay rights movement bill in Latin America. Liberal activists hope this is just the first step in a very long line of the liberation of not only gay rights, but human rights. Uruguay is also noted to be the first Latin American country to approve divorce and women's right to vote.