In the early hours of Thursday July 15, Argentina's approved legislation that legalized  nationwide, making it the first country in Latin America and the to do so. The legislation, backed by President Fernandez's government, was the subject of a campaign by the  and other religious groups, which held rallies against it, including a march on Argentina's Congress, and encouraged citizens to protest the bill. Cardinal , as part of his opposition to the bill, said that "children need to have the right to be raised and educated by a father and a mother."
In the early hours of Thursday July 15, Argentina's approved legislation that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, making it the first country in Latin America and the to do so. The legislation, backed by President Fernandez's government, was the subject of a campaign by the Roman Catholic Church and other religious groups, which held rallies against it, including a march on Argentina's Congress, and encouraged citizens to protest the bill. Cardinal , as part of his opposition to the bill, said that "children need to have the right to be raised and educated by a father and a mother."
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