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By Gudrun Schultz

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, September 20, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A strong majority of Costa Rica residents are opposed to permitting civil unions for homosexual couples, recent poll results have revealed.

Almost three quarters of all respondents to a survey conducted by the Universidad de Costa Rica, 71.4 percent, indicated they would not support allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions, according to a report by Angus Reid Global Scan, published today.

Only 16.4 percent surveyed said they would support civil unions for same-sex couples. 11.6 percent said they had no opinion.

The Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled against a demand for the recognition of homosexual “marriage” in May 2006, saying the concept of marriage in the country’s constitution was “understood to be between a man and a woman.”

Chief Justice Luis Fernando Solano suggested at the time of the ruling that civil unions for homosexual couples would be a possible solution to the issue.

Costa Rica’s Diversity Movement, a homosexual activist organization, discussed the possibility of legislation permitting homosexual civil unions earlier this month, reported Angus Reid.

The survey was conducted June 3 to June 20, 2006, consisting of interviews with 1,000 Costa Rican adults. The margin of error is 3 percent.

See related LifeSiteNews coverage:

Costa Rican Supreme Court says No to Homosexual “Marriage”
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