51. Tucson provides benefits to same-sex partners, while Pima County covers both homosexual couples and unmarried heterosexual couples. 52. Under British law, only married heterosexual couples are allowed to have children by surrogate. 53. Under New Jersey law, same-sex couples and unmarried heterosexual couples had no legal standing that would allow them to adopt jointly. 54. We cannot fairly reserve exclusively for heterosexual couples an array of benefits and privileges from which others are excluded by their very nature. 55. What about unmarried heterosexual couples? 56. PACS provides fiscal and social advantages to homosexual couples and unwed heterosexual couples. 57. Bill to give some rights to homosexual and unmarried heterosexual couples is currently under heated debate in parliament. 58. But some bishops fear it will encourage heterosexual couples to live out of wedlock. 59. But they should have the same rights to inherit from their partners or take over house tenancies as heterosexual married couples have, Letwin said. 60. But the bulk of the positions presented Tuesday hammered away at unions between gays as well as legal recognition for unmarried heterosexual couples. |
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