For a country that remains predominantly Catholic, and a region with a history of conservative social mores, Peña Nieto’s announcement marks a significant evolution. While same-sex marriage has been legal in Mexico City and some states, many parts of the country don’t allow it and have fought legal battles to protect their vision of traditional marriage between a man and a woman. [...]
Peña Nieto’s proposal would also revise the federal civil code in various ways to eliminate discriminatory or outdated provisions. Among them, the prevailing legal concept that marriage is for the preservation of the human species would be eliminated, along with a rule that prevents women from remarrying for 300 days after a divorce. Such rules, “frankly, were archaic,” said Humberto Castillejos, a legal adviser to the president.
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