Senegal enshrines marriage as union of man and woman in Constitution
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Senegal’s National Assembly has unanimously adopted a constitutional amendment defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman, LifeSiteNews reports.
The initiative is intended to prevent possible attempts to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. The government justified the move as necessary to protect traditional values and public morality from external pressure. Nearly all members of parliament voted in favor of the amendment.
Earlier, the Muslim-majority country toughened criminal liability for same-sex relations, increasing prison terms to 5–10 years and raising fines. Penalties were also introduced for financing and promoting related organizations, as well as for making false accusations of such acts without evidence.
As the UOJ reported, the Supreme Court confirmed the legality of same-sex marriage in Ukraine.
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