Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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The Austrian Parliament approved a bill Thursday that recognizes gay and lesbian relationships, the AP reported.
The new law creates a separate legal framework for gay couples that includes many of the benefits and obligations of marriage, including pension rights and alimony payments in the event of a split. But the law also bans gay couples from adoption or artificial insemination. Austrian media called the new union “marriage light.”
The law will take effect on January 1.
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