NZ Legalizes Gay Civil Unions
WELLINGTON, April 26, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – New Zealand ushered in civil union legislation today conferring upon same-sex couples all the rights and privileges normally allotted to heterosexual married husbands and wives. The new law also allows common-law heterosexual couples to formalize their unions without conceding to the full pact of marriage. Conservative National Party leader Don Brash said lawmakers were “preoccupied with social engineering,” according to a theage.com.au report. “I voted against it on the second reading on the grounds that this was quite a major change in civil society, and it might well be desirable to have that sort […]
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