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Estonia: Lawmakers Approve Same-Sex Partnerships Estonia: Lawmakers Approve Same-Sex Partnerships
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Parliament on Thursday passed legislation to legalize gay partnerships, the first such decision by a former Soviet republic. The new law, passed by a 40-to-38 vote, will give those in civil unions — heterosexual or same-sex — almost the same rights as married couples, including financial, social and health benefits and legal protection for children. It does not give full adoption rights for couples in such unions but does allow one partner to adopt the biological child of the other. Parliament on Thursday passed legislation to legalize gay partnerships, the first such decision by a former Soviet republic. The new law, passed by a 40-to-38 vote, will give those in civil unions — heterosexual or same-sex — almost the same rights as married couples, including financial, social and health benefits and legal protection for children. It does not give full adoption rights to couples in such unions but does allow one partner to adopt the biological child of the other.