France approves same-sex marriage and adoption law

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The French parliament has approved a historic law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children.

Lawmakers in the lower house National Assembly, where President Francois Hollande's Socialists have an absolute majority, passed the bill by 331 votes for and 225 against.

France is now the 14th country in the world to allow same-sex couples to wed and the ninth in Europe.

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