Supporters of same-sex civil unions demonstrate at the Piazza delle Cinque Lune in Rome on February 25, 2016 during the vote at the Italian Senate. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is bowing to Catholic pressure to remove stepchild adoption rights from the civil unions bill to ease its passage through parliament -- to the fury of gay rights groups. Renzi has called for a vote of confidence on the draft law and without the stepchild clause. A maxi-amendment to a Democratic Party (PD) civil unions bill passed in a vote of confidence in the Senate approved with 173 in favor, 71 against and none abstaining. / AFP / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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