How sad. A roman catholic south american country is more progressive, than our puritan United States.
Uruguay enacts historic civil unions law
On Thursday, President Tabare Vazquez signed Uruguay's civil unions law, to take effect on January 1, 2008, which allows couples of all configurations rights similar to married heterosexuals in areas such as pensions, child custody and inheritance.
http://pageoneq.com/news/2007/Uruguay_enacts_historic_civil_uni_1228.html