MD Closer to Becoming 6th State to Legalize Gay Marriage
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- After hours of debate over the past two days, the full Maryland Senate gave final approval to a bill that would grant same-sex couples full marriage rights in Maryland.
Senators voted 25-21 in favor of the bill shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
The bill will next move to the House of Delegates for debate.
The measure, if passed by the House and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, was amended to include protections for religious groups and institutions to keep them from being forced to participate in gay weddings.
The bill would grant the same title and rights to same-sex couples that Maryland allows married straight couples.
If the measure becomes law, Maryland would become the sixth state to approve gay marriages.
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/26984541/detail.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2SBNL7sdQ
Senators voted 25-21 in favor of the bill shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
The bill will next move to the House of Delegates for debate.
The measure, if passed by the House and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, was amended to include protections for religious groups and institutions to keep them from being forced to participate in gay weddings.
The bill would grant the same title and rights to same-sex couples that Maryland allows married straight couples.
If the measure becomes law, Maryland would become the sixth state to approve gay marriages.
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/26984541/detail.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2SBNL7sdQ
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