Connecticut civil unions bill ready for Senate
Gay News reports that Connecticut's civil unions bill has passed its three General Assembly committees and is ready to go to the State Senate:
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell has endorsed the concept of civil unions, though she said last week she would like the bill amended to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Rell has not said failure to adopt such an amendment would provoke a veto.
If the bill becomes law, Connecticut would become the first state to allow same-sex civil unions without the threat of court action.
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