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

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She mentioned discrimination. In 2016 a heterosexual couple presented a case to the High Court, claiming that the present law discriminated against them.

The case was dismissed because the judge ruled that they were not subject to humiliation or derogatory treatment as a result of their status. Surely the point is that the system discriminates de facto, irrespective of whether people are actually abused.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
635 c1136 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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