It is a legitimate question. If the amendment were agreed, would the noble Baroness be opening the door to other conscientious objections—for example, to mixed-race marriages?
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Thornton
(Labour)
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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Proceeding contribution
Reference
746 c107 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
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Timestamp
2014-03-31 11:59:54 +0100
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