Portugal: Parliament Approves Gay Marriage Bill

Portugal's Parliament approved a gay marriage bill on Thursday, the AP reported. The bill, however, does not include the right to adopt. Passage of the bill in the Socialist-controlled Parliament was never in doubt, but a presidential veto threatens to prevent the bill from becoming law.

President Anibal Cavaco Silva is a Roman Catholic and a member of the PSD Party, groups which oppose the legalization of gay marriage, and he has publicly stated his opposition to the bill. The president has 20 days to reject the bill.

Socialists and their allied parties, however, say they have the votes to override a presidential veto.

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