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Mexican lawmakers reject Peña Nieto's proposal of same-sex marriage billPublished November 10, 2016 Fox News LatinoMEXICO CITY (AP) – A committee in Mexico's lower house of congress on Wednesday rejected a proposal by President Enrique Pena Nieto for legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, an idea that sparked big demonstrations by both supporters and opponents.The measure on enshrining same-sex couples' right to wed in the constitution was defeated 19-8, with one abstention, in the Commission on Constitutional Matters.Commission chairman Edgar Castillo Martinez said the vote means the matter is "totally and definitively concluded," according to a summary published online by the Chamber of Deputies.Continued: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/11/10/mexican-lawmakers-reject-pena-nieto-proposal-same-sex-marriage-bill/