WNYC NEWSROOM December 14, 2006 —New Jersey Assembly members have approved a bill to create civil unions. The Senate is expected to follow suit later this evening. The votes come after the State’s highest court ruled the state must offer marriage or its equivalent to gay couples.

But the possibility of civil unions may not satisfy everyone.... and several gay rights organizations say the civil unions leave too many questions unanswered. Tom Snyder, Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association discusses the issue.