‘Marriage for all’ referendum is about the rights of children, say Swiss Christians
from Evangelical Focus:
The Swiss Evangelical Alliance opposes sperm donation for lesbian couples: “Children have a right to a father and a mother”. Surveys say a majority would vote ‘yes’ on 26 September.
Switzerland holds several referendums every year in which the population of the Central European country is given a right to decide on all kind of issues.
Nonetheless, the “Ehe für alle” (“Marriage for all”) vote has been one of the legal initiatives that has led to a larger social conversation in the last years.
Civil partnerships between same-sex partners are already legal in the country, but a majority of the national parliament is now asking the population to make heterosexual and homosexual marriages equal and legalise sperm donation for lesbian couples and an extended adoption right for couples formed by gay men.
Surveys in the country expect a majority to vote ‘yes’ on 26 September, but the campaign to stop the law includes a wide-ranging group of politicians – from the largest party SVP (right) to the smaller CVP (Christian Democrats), the EVP and the EDU (both Evangelical parties).
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