UK COMMONS PASSES CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL: From 365Gay.com

The House of Commons Tuesday night passed legislation giving same-sex couples many of the same rights as married couples have.

The bill would create a civil partner registry. Gay couples would have inheritance rights to their partners' estates, hospital visitation rights, and the right to receive the spouses share of their partner's pension.

A move to weaken the bill by extending it to siblings who live together was rejected by Parliament. The proposal came from a handful of Tory MPs who oppose same-sex couples' rights, although Conservative Party leader Michael Howard supported the bill and gave his MPs a free vote on the matter. ...

The legislation goes back to the Lords next week. When it first went to the Upper House peers opposed to gay unions attempted to gut the bill. With time running out they will have to decide whether to again challenge the elected Commons.

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