© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Posters are pictured earlier than a vote on identical intercourse marriage in Geneva, Switzerland, September 23, 2021. Poster reads : “Love with out privilege, sure to marriage for all”. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
ZURICH (Reuters) – Voters in Switzerland, one of many final Western European nations that also bans homosexual marriage, will determine in a referendum on Sunday whether or not to permit same-sex {couples} to get married and undertake youngsters.
The federal authorities and parliament have already permitted the amended regulation, however opponents led by the right-wing Swiss Folks’s Social gathering (SVP) pressured a referendum on the problem underneath Switzerland’s system of direct democracy.
In keeping with the newest opinion ballot, supporters of same-sex marriage had been within the lead, with 63% of respondents saying they had been in favour, however the “no” marketing campaign has gathered steam during the last weeks.
First indications from the vote are anticipated at round 1030 GMT and the ultimate result’s due later within the day.
The amended regulation will make it attainable for same-sex {couples} to get married, and to undertake youngsters unrelated to them. Married lesbian {couples} would even be allowed to have youngsters by way of sperm donation, presently authorized just for married heterosexual {couples}.
It is going to additionally make it simpler for overseas spouses of a Swiss particular person to get citizenship.
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