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Jun 20, 2007
Quickie Link: Australian Politicians Unite To Vote Against Gay Rights
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By vanrozenheim
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(Australia) - A motion in the Australian Senate to grant single people and same-sex couples access to fertility treatment has been defeated by a coalition of left and right. The opposition Labour party voted with John Howard’s government to defeat the measure proposed by Green Senator Kerry Nettle by 51 votes to eight. She wanted the federal government to work with the states and territories to give IVF and adoption rights to all people regardless of their sexuality.
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