Slovenian court: referendum challenging same-sex ‘marriage,’ adoption law can proceed
LJUBLJANA , - A referendum initiated by the Slovenian Civilian Initiative for Family and the Rights of Children (CIFRC) challenging the Slovenian Family Code adopted in June 2011, which gives same-sex couples the right to ‘marriage’ and adoption of children, was approved by the Slovenian Constitutional Court on December 27, 2011. “The Constitutional Court announced it had rejected the parliament’s request to stay the referendum on the controversial family law , meaning that the referendum will be held if the proponents manage to collect the requisite 40,000 signatures,” Ales Primc, head of the CIFRC, told LifeSiteNews. With the ruling from the court, pro-family forces will begin collecting signatures again this week. Mr. Primc explained that the government, alleging that the referendum campaign would be “undemocratic and intolerant,” had asked the court for a ruling on the constitutionality of the referendum in September. “We are very happy to be able to resume the collecting of s