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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 01:44 AM
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Gay Couples in Belgium Get Adoption Rights
1 hour, 38 minutes ago

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Belgian parliament has narrowly approved a bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights in adoption.

Senators backed the proposal Thursday by a vote of 34 to 33 with two abstentions. The House had earlier voted 77-62 in favor of the bill.

With the adoption of the bill, Belgium becomes the fourth European Union member state to allow same-sex couples equal rights in adoption, after Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Up to now, only heterosexual couples or single people were granted adoption rights.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/ap_on_re_eu/belgium_gay_adoption_1
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 01:50 AM
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1. It seems Europe is the leader in advancing freedom now.
The US used to be at the forefront of these struggles with you Europeans, but we're in a whole world of trouble back here.
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Chipper Chat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 02:02 AM
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2. The USA's clock is turning backward so fast
even Harold Lloyd couldn't hold on.
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