(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, FEB 16 - Greece's parliament on Thursday
overwhelmingly adopted a bill legalising same-sex marriage and
adoption in a landmark reform promoted by the conservative
government despite opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church.
Once the law is promulgated, Greece will become the 37th country
in the world and the first Orthodox Christian one to legalise
adoption by same-sex families. The bill, which was supported by
the New Democracy party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis,
was approved with 176 votes out of the 245 MPs present following
two days of debates. "This is a milestone for human rights,
reflecting today's Greece -- a progressive, and democratic
country, passionately committed to European values," Mitsotakis
said on X, formerly Twitter. (ANSA-AFP).
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