In a landmark moment, Slovenia’s parliament has voted to pass an amendment that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
Slovenia’s government has recognized same-sex partnerships since 2017, providing some of the rights heterosexual couples enjoyed, but not joint adoption and in vitro fertilization.
In July, the constitutional court ruled same-sex couples should be given the same rights as heterosexual couples, saying current laws discriminated against them.
The court gave the parliament six months to amend the family law.
The motion passed on Tuesday Oct. 4 with 48 votes in favor, 28 against, and one abstention.
“With these changes, we are recognizing the rights of same-sex couples that they should have had for a long time,” Slovenia’s State Secretary Simon Maljevac said, according to Euronews.
The conservative Slovenian Democratic Party had been the main opposition towards the law.
Previously, Slovenia had tried to legalize same-sex marriage in 2015, but it was rejected during a referendum.
