The Slovenian Parliament should adopt the new Family Code proposed by the Slovenian Government, Human Rights Watch said today in aletter to parliament members. The law would extend civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples and put heterosexual and homosexual partnerships on equal legal footing, including the right of same-sex partners to adopt.
“In recent years many European states have extended civil marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples,” said Boris Dittrich, acting director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. “The proposed Family Code is Slovenia’s chance to join others in Europe in enabling same-sex couples to participate fully in family life.”
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