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Government Proposes Civil Unions Amid Controversy and Opposition
10/18/2025
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- The government proposed civil unions for unmarried couples, including same-sex couples.
- The rights would be similar to marriage but would exclude child adoption.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the plan as a 'small step forward'.
- The plan requires approval by conservative President Karol Nawrocki.
- Opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski condemned the bill as unconstitutional.
