Spain's Same-Sex Marriage Challenged

MADRID, Spain -- Secretary general Agnel Acebes of Spain's conservative Popular Party announced Monday that the party has filed an appeal with Spain's Constitutional Court challenging the countries new same-sex marriage law. The challenge comes just three months after Spain became the third country in the world with such a law. The law legalizes marriage between same-sex partners and also opens for the possibility for them to adopt children.

"The Popular Party is in no doubt over the issue of gay marriages, which is why we are challenging the constitutionality of the government's legislation allowing them," Acebes said.

Catholic and conservative groups fought rigorously against the new law, arranging large demonstrations protesting against the government.

Almost 30 same-sex couples have married in the country since the law was introduced on July 3. Recent polls have shown that most Spaniards are in favor of same-sex marriage, while most people oppose gay adoptions.