Brontekst bekijken van El Salvador: Constitutional Ban On Same-sex Marriage Blocked

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador  [http://namphuthai.vn/kho-lanh/ kho lanh] (AP) - El Salvador's Supreme Court is putting the brakes on a constitutional change that would bar same-sex marriage.<br><br>The ruling blocks lawmakers from ratifying the measure, which also would constitutionally recognize matrimony as being between a man and a woman "born that way" and prohibit same-sex couples from adopting children.<br><br>The Legislative Assembly approved the measure in April 2015. For it to be ratified, it would need 56 of the 84 lawmakers in the current assembly to vote in favor.<br><br>The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday there were procedural missteps as it was fast-tracked through the [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=assembly assembly] and voted on "urgently" with just days left in the session.<br><br>The court said that was improper for a constitutional change and there was no opportunity for the public to be informed and weigh in.