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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Andrius Sytas

Lithuanian parliament agrees to consider same-sex partnership bill

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the session hall of the Lithuania's Parliament in Vilnius, Lithuania, December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Lithuania's parliament on Thursday voted to accept a draft bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships for further debate, after voting down a similar bill in May 2021.

Seventy lawmakers voted in favour and 52 against accepting the measure for discussion, with several opponents raising questions about whether legalizing same-sex partnerships would go against Catholic teachings.

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