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Whats the difference between a “civil union” and marriage?

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Whats the difference between a “civil union” and marriage?

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Even though partners in civil unions do get some rights that married couples get (this goes for both gay and straight marriages and civil unions,) there are over 1,000 rights that marriage brings that civil unions don’t. These include the ability to visit your partner in the hospital, and that if one of them were to die, the others’ belongings would automatically go to the survivor in the absence of a will.