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Bolivia has recognised same-sex civil unions since 20 March 2023 in accordance with a ruling from the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal. The court ruled on 22 June 2022 that the Civil Registry Service (SERECI) is obliged to recognise civil unions for same-sex couples and urged the Legislative Assembly to pass legislation recognising same-sex unions. The court ruling went into effect upon publication on 20 March 2023.[1] The ruling made Bolivia the seventh country in South America to recognise same-sex unions.
Bolivia first recognised a same-sex civil union on 9 December 2020 after a couple challenged the government's refusal to recognise their relationship. A court ruled in favour of the couple on 3 July 2020, and the couple successfully registered their union with a SERECI office on 9 December. The government appealed the ruling to the Constitutional Tribunal, which ruled in favour of same-sex unions on 22 June 2022. The Constitution of Bolivia does not recognize same-sex marriages, though an opinion issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in January 2018 advises signatories to the American Convention on Human Rights to legalize same-sex marriage.
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