Congress OKs Measure to Legalize Divorce
Chile’s Congress voted to legalize divorce, a landmark shift in one of the last countries in which couples have no legal way to break up their marriage.
The center-left government has tried for 10 years to get a divorce law through Congress, but strong opposition from the powerful Catholic Church and conservative parties blocked previous attempts.
The 120-member lower house voted on the legislation piecemeal, with some articles passing by narrow margins and others more widely. The Senate passed it last year, and President Ricardo Lagos was expected to sign it.
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