The Chilean Presidential Palace. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers)
A bill that will extend marriage rights to same-sex couples in Chile received final approval Dec. 7.
The Chilean Senate and the Chilean House of Representatives approved the marriage equality bill that passed in the lower house of the country’s Congress on Nov. 23. That vote took place two days after the first round of the country’s presidential election took place.
A final vote on the bill was expected to have taken place last week, but senators unexpectedly opposed it.
A commission with members of both houses of the Chilean congress approved the bill Dec. 6.
