Bolivia approves new constitution criticized by bishops

January 26, 2009

Bolivians in a referendum yesterday approved a new constitution that makes the nation a secular state, recognizes “reproductive rights,” and prohibits “all forms of discrimination based on ... sexual orientation [and] gender identity.” Acknowledging the document had positive aspects, the bishops had criticized these provisions, as well as a provision that declares critics of national unity guilty of treason.

 

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Further information:

• Bolivians Back Morales’s New Charter Securing Gains for Indians (Bloomberg)
• Bolivia Prepares to Vote on Abortionist, Homsexualist and Secularist Constitution (LifeSiteNews.com)