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| Hawaii's governor vetoes gay civil union bill |
 Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Tuesday vetoed a domestic partnership bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to gain most of the benefits and protections of marriage by registering civil unions.
The Hawaii bill would have given gay and lesbian unions status similar to marriage. Lingle, a Republican, said in a statement that she opposed same-gender marriage and that the bill would have created Òmarriage by another name.Ó State voters rather than the legislature should decide the issue, she added. Nationwide, voters have consistently rejected same-sex marriage. Five states Ñ Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont Ñ and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage, through judicial or legislative actions. A California federal court is considering whether that stateÕs ban on gay marriage breaks equal protection and due process guarantees in the federal constitution, a case that supporters and opponents want to appeal as far as the U.S. Supreme Court. Five states have laws that give same-sex couples marriage-like benefits, including, California, Oregon, New Jersey, Nevada and Washington. The vast majority of U.S. states define the term marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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