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Article: Should cohabiting partners enjoy similar rights to married couples? ; LONDON VOX POP
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2006
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.YES
"We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall," as Joni
Mitchell sang.
Heterosexual couples who on principle reject marriage as an
institution should be free to choose a form of civil partnership for
the sake of their and their children's security.
Andrew McDonald, SW12.
.NO
These proposals are the Government's way of putting another nail
into the coffin of the institution of marriage. The arrangements
proposed would be open to abuse by those seeking to set up a home
with a wealthy partner and then fleecing them in court later.
Denise Pfeiffer, Leicester.
.NO
The law should generally stay out of people's relationships;
there is nothing currently stopping unmarried couples ...