Saturday, January 26, 2013

Rhode Island House approves same-sex marriage bill

[JURIST] The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Thursday approved [press release] a bill [H 5015, PDF] that would legalize same-sex marriage [JURIST backgrounder] in the state. The bill passed by a vote of 51-19 after a lengthy debate on the House floor. Rhode Island is currently the only state in New England that has not legalized same-sex marriage, and previous attempts to legalize same-sex marriage in the predominantly Catholic state have been unsuccessful. The debate on the house floor...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/01/rhode-island-house-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill.php

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