Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Abe said it is an issue that requires extremely careful consideration because it "concerns the foundation of how families in our country should be.", according to Asahi Shimbun. The Constitution was written when same-sex marriage was not contemplated, Abe told an Upper House plenary session on Feb. 18 when asked about making revisions to Article 24 to recognize same-sex marriage and Responding to growing calls to protect the rights of sexual minorities, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said same-sex marriages were never considered by the Constitution and that it would be difficult to revise provisions concerning rights that are enshrined. Article 24 of the Constitution states: Marriage shall be based only on the mutual consent of both sexes.
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