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Make Civil Partnerships for Heterosexual Couples legal

Submitted on Monday 20th February 2017

Published on Wednesday 1st March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 50

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Children ~ Marriage

Petition Action

Make Civil Partnerships for Heterosexual Couples legal

Petition Details

Many heterosexual couples do not want to get married but want to prove their commitment to each other and would like their relationship, assets and children to be legally protected.

Additional Information

Marriage has historically been a religious and patriarchal institution that some couples don't want to be associated with. Unmarried couples with property and children are particularly vulnerable; even if they have wills, and in the case of a partner becoming ill or dying they are not always considered as next of kin. It seems discriminatory that homosexual couples have the choice of marriage and civil partnership but heterosexuals only have marriage.


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