Panama Says No To Same-Sex Marriage Because ‘It’s Not A Human Right’
- Adrianna Tender
- March 3, 2023
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Panama's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is not a human right and the country does not have to recognize such unions, according to a judgment published Wednesday.
The court had been considering the issue since 2016, following several appeals from same-sex couples claiming the Central American country's family code was unconstitutional as it only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman.
The same-sex couples who filed suit were attempting to have marriages in other countries legally recognized in Panama.
The court, however, said, "no matter how many changes happen in reality, for now, gay marriage lacks conventional and constitutional recognition. The family code was objectively and reasonably justified in the general interests of giving precedence to those unions capable of establishing families, giving continuity to the human species, and therefore, to society."
In a judgment that applied to all of the court's members, including Panama, the Interamerican Court of Human Rights ruled in 2018 that same-sex couples are entitled to the same marriage rights as opposite-sex couples.
However, Costa Rica remains the only Central American country to recognize same-sex marriages. The Catholic Church holds significant political influence in Panama and the church opposes same-sex marriage.
- Tags: Church, court, Gay, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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