Lords examines Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

Lords discuss marriage for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/february/lords-examines-civil-partnerships-marriages-and-deaths-registration-etc-bill/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/february/lords-examines-civil-partnerships-marriages-and-deaths-registration-etc-bill/
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Friday, February 1, 2019
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Civil partnership in the United Kingdom, Civil union, LGBT history
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  • This bill aimsto allow opposite sex couples to enter a civil partnership andtheregistration of the names of the mother of each partyin a marriage or civil partnership.
  • It also requires the Secretary of State to provide a report onwhether, and if so how, the law ought to be changed to require or permitthe registration ofpregnancy losses which cannot currently be registered as still-births andgives coronerspower to investigate stillborn deaths.
  • TheCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.)
  • Bill had its second reading, the key debate on the draft law's purpose and principles, on 26 January.
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