VERMONT CONSIDERS 'CIVIL UNIONS'.

• Position: Brief Article

The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in December that homosexuals were being unconstitutionally denied the rights and benefits of marriage, and suggested that the marriage statutes be broadened or that a domestic partnership system be adopted. After two months of debate, a House committee recommended on a 10-1 vote a bill that would establish "civil unions," a parallel to marriage for homosexual couples. It does not include them in the marriage statutes, but according to the Associated Press, it would grant them far...