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Affirmation Chile Supports Campaign for Civil Unions Bill “All Rights for All Couples” September 2006 Affirmation Chile is participating in a national campaign for the legitimization of civil unions in Chile. October 7 and 8 gay Mormons will participate in the First National Conference for Equality and the Rights of Domestic Couples. The announcement that a bill will be prepared to allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions was made last July at the country's national LGBT pride celebrations in the capital. But how far the legislation will get is not known. During January's presidential campaign, both President Michelle Bachelet and center-right candidate Sebastian Pinera voiced their support for civil unions, but the Catholic Church and many members of Congress are opposed. Chile's national LGBT rights group, the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation, says it is cautiously optimistic the measure will pass.
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