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Article: Civil unions stand.(efforts to repeal civil union legislation in Vermont)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- July 3, 2001
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The Vermont house of representatives tried its best, but its effort to repeal the state's civil unions law isn't heading anywhere too fast. The senate says it won't address the repeal bill, and Gov. Howard Dean says he won't sign any legislation changing the civil unions law.
The repeal move came in the form of a "reciprocal partnership' bill, passed by the house May 24, that would confer marriage benefits on all relationships between two people who cannot other-wise marry, including, for instance, pairs of blood relatives. Civil unions apply only to ...