The Senate's justice committee on Thursday approved a bill on civil unions, which will now go through both houses of parliament.
The measure, drafted by Democratic Party (PD) Senator
Monica Cirinnà, recognizes key rights for heterosexual and
same-sex couples such as 'stepchild adoption', or the adoption
of the biological child of one of the two partners in a civil
union.
The bill also calls for same sex-civil unions to be
registered by municipalities and institutes a series of
juridical rights and duties including inheritance protection,
health assistance and a reversibility clause for pensions.
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