Italy to draft civil unions bill
Legal World
[##_1L|1384491141.jpg|width="112" height="73" alt=""|_##]Italian lawmakers are planning to draft legislation that would give some legal recognition to same-sex unions, officials from the Italian Senate said Thursday.
Senate leaders have requested that a bill be drafted by January 31 that would give legal status to unions of all unmarried couples, both heterosexual and homosexual, for tax purposes and otherwise.
The new center-left government of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi promised before taking office last May to consider recognizing civil unions. The government's position has already prompted condemnation from the Vatican, with Pope Benedict denouncing any legal recognition of same-sex couples.
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