My Lords, I shall be brief because I am sure that we want to hear from the Front Benches fairly soon. I have been slightly disturbed by this debate, in part because one of the precedents that has been used to support this conscience objection is abortion. To try to equate the conscience provisions allowed in respect of abortion with those that might be put in place for civil marriage is to compare chalk and cheese. It is very inappropriate to try to do that.
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Noakes
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 17 June 2013.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL), Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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2013-14
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