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Translated by faiyaque
Uruguay, one of Latin America’s more progressive countries, formally passed federal legislation legalizing same-sex adoption last week.
While the country as a whole is predominantly Catholic, Uruguayan legislators approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally adopt children, making Uruguay the first country in Latin America to do so.
Senator Margarita Percovich, who sponsored the bill, stated that, "Whether the couple is gay or not should not be a matter of consideration...What matters is if the family is able to educate and stimulate the child to grow as a fulfilled human being."
Seeing that Latin America is home to roughly 50,000,000 followers of the Catholic faith and LGBTs living in the region do face their fair share of difficulties, this latest legislation is clearly monumental. Furthermore, while systems formally recognizing same-sex partnerships are being instituted in a rapidly growing number of countries worldwide, few countries formally allow gay couples to become adoptive parents. Only in 2001 did Belgium become the first country in Europe to legalize adoption by gay parents.
After federal legalization of same-sex unions in 2008 and recent Senate approval of a bill allowing citizens ages 12 and over to legally change their registered gender and name, even without guardian consent, Uruguay is increasingly setting itself apart from its more conservative neighbors with remarkably gay-friendly legal structures.
09.09.16
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