Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Jun 12, 2009 / 11:12 am
A commission charged with revising the Dominican Republic’s constitution has rejected the legalization of same-sex “marriages” and affirmed that the family based on a union between one man and one woman is the foundation of society.
“The State will promote and protect the organization of the family founded upon the institution of marriage between one man and one woman,” the text of the reformed constitution reads. According to media reports, the text also affirms that the State “shall guarantee the protection of the family. The good of the family shall be declared inalienable and absolute in conformity with the law.”