28 Jan, 2010
Feds seek to overturn Mexico City gay marriage law
Posted by: admin In: Gay Culture & GLBT
The Associated Press
Federal attorney general seeking to overturn Mexico City gay marriage, adoption law
Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City’s gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.
The Mexico City law, approved in December and due to take effect in March, is the first of its kind in Latin America.
The federal Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that it believes the law “violates the principle of legality, because it strays from the constitutional principle of protecting the family.”
It cited an article in Mexico’s constitution that suggests — but does not state — that the framers envisioned families constituted by men, women and children. The article states: “Men and women are equal before the law. This protects the organization and development of the family.”
The office said it filed an appeal with the country’s Supreme Court asking it to void the law, arguing it also “strays from the responsibility of the government to place a priority on safeguarding the interests of children.”
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