It seems he is still pushing it, but with a lot of obstacles.
Italy: Cabinet Approves Rights for Gay and Unwed Couples
By IAN FISHER
Italy’s fragile government approved a draft bill legally recognizing unmarried couples, including gay ones, over the opposition of the Vatican and a member party of Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s nine-party center-left coalition. The compromise bill, making good on a campaign promise, is more restrictive than other similar laws in Europe. But it would guarantee registered couples such rights as inheriting property and receiving a deceased partner’s pension. The bill will face debate in Parliament, which must approve it.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/wo...aliangays.html
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