Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a law that legalizes same-sex marriages in the country, but does not give gay couples the right to adopt children.
The bill provides gay marriages with the same rights as heterosexual marriages, except the right to adopt children. The measure extends the rights on taxes, inheritance and housing to gay marriages, just like those currently enjoyed by married heterosexual couples.
The law was opposed by Rightist parties, who had demanded anational referendum on the issue after collecting a petition signed by over 90,000 people. Their demand, however, was rejected.
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