On February 22, 2018, "La Nación" reported that the Sala IV was reviewing six lawsuits seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage in the country. On March 9, 2018, the Attorney General, Emilia Navas Aparicio, recommended to the court to abide by the IACHR ruling and declare article 14 of the Family Code, which prohibited same-sex marriage, unconstitutional. On May 14, the Supreme Electoral Court stated that same-sex couples could not get married unless article 14 of the Family Code was either repealed by the Legislative Assembly or struck down by the Supreme Court.