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The decision will come into force 1st January and same-sex couples will provide a range of rights enjoyed by heterosexuals, including the possibility of retirement in case of death of a partner and child support in the event razvoda.Novi law, however, does not allow adoption or artificial insemination.

Minister of Justice Claudia Bandion-Ortner said that the adoption of the law represents a huge and historic step for Austria. Opposition right Freedom Party rejected the law seen as a compromise within the ruling coalition. Namely, Green argued that the law does not go far enough to guarantee the rights of homosexuals.