French Gay Marriage Law Gets Constitutional All-Clear
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Source: Reuters / France 24
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French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear
Fri May 17, 2013 11:27am EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest social reform since abolition of the death penalty.
After months of sometimes violent street demonstrations, the Council gave the go-ahead to a law that will make France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings, in line with an election promise by Socialist President Francois Hollande.
Hollande has promised to rapidly sign a bill that lawmakers adopted in late April, raising the prospect that the first gay weddings in France could take place within weeks.
"The law allowing same-sex marriage conforms with the constitution," the council said in a statement.
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