Continue playing Same-sex marriage approved by Ecuador's highest court You may also like Watch again Same-sex marriage approved by Ecuador's highest court You may also likeEcuador's highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American country. The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed-door hearing. Ecuador, where the church is very influential, thus joins Argentina, Brazil and Colombia in recognizing same-sex marriage. The Constitutional Court approved same-sex marriage as it ruled on lawsuits by two pairs of men who wanted to wed. But the judges that approved same-sex marriage said they based their decision on the idea that all people are equal.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2019 14:15 UTC