Sentences with phrase «as legalising»

Hague and Miller spoke out after Gerald Howarth, the defence minister, called on the government to abandon liberal ideas such as legalising gay marriage and reform of the House of Lords.

In Greece, the sexual corruption of boys, more precisely called pederasty, was carried out as a legalised practice.

Not exact matches

According to Neil Addison, a specialist in discrimination law, «once same - sex marriage has been legalised then the partners to such a marriage are entitled to exactly the same rights as partners in a heterosexual marriage.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, described the proposal to legalise gay marriage as «one of the greatest political power grabs in history.»

The 70's were a time when a carefree, libertarian attitude to sex and politics still operated: a time when serious politicians such as Peter Hain might associate with campaigns to legalise cannabis (though, he claims, he never toked!)

What would you legalise?I'd legalise all drugs as it's stupid they aren't legal, and all forms of vice - I would legalise everything.

«The Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana has given a ruling and over 95 % of Ghanaians expect that in as much as an option of ratification was given to government to «legalise» the stay of the Gitmo2, that option will be turned down by the Nana Akufo - Addo - led government.

The Commission's report describes the current legal status of assisted dying as «inadequate and incoherent» and recommends that assisted dying be legalised for terminally ill adults alongside a number of important safeguards to protect vulnerable people, and the condition that «the patient must take the final action that will end their own life».

The US Supreme Court's decision in Windsor v. US, in June 2013, holding that denial of federal tax benefits to same - sex widow Edith Windsor, which she would have received if her spouse had been male, was unconstitutional, has speeded up the process of legalising same - sex marriage in New Jersey, and may do so in other US states as well.

The BHA was called to give evidence to the Commission's inquiry into whether there should be a change in law to legalise assisted dying in the UK and made the case that there are good ethical reasons not to limit legal assisted dying only to terminally ill people but to others who are incurably suffering, and to permit voluntary euthanasia as well as assisted dying to maximise autonomy of patients who wish to end their lives but are unable to do so themselves.

I might as well say that in the future Labour will legalise eating babies.

But the organisation, which noted that it was during Fayemi's tenure that life pension for ex-governors was legalised in Ekiti State, said it owed Fayemi no apology, while describing his threatened lawsuit as an effort to undermine legitimate efforts to promote transparency.

In recent years we have intervened in support of Tony and Jane Nicklinson's and Paul Lamb's attempts to overhaul the law on assisted dying for the terminally ill and incurably suffering by taking human rights cases through the courts, as well as supported parliamentary attempts to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill.

Although Socialist president François Hollande made clear in his election campaign that he was in favour of legalising gay marriage, there is now a widely - held view that he is pushing the gay marriage bill to boost his left - wing credentials, as the dire economic situation prevents him from delivering on some other election hopes.

It doesn't take much to see why the US took more of a backseat when Colorado and Washington, two states that have also fully commercially legalised cannabis, act as very large elephants in the UN's designated room of conformity.

Attitudes to homosexuality are currently the topic of debate nationally, however, as the coalition pushes ahead with its plans to legalise gay marriage.

There are no plans to legalise cannabis as it would not address the harm to individuals and communities.»

Whether cannabis should be legalised, decriminalised or reclassified are all controversial issues, as are any Government attempts to reform the law on drug use.

«The call to legalise homosexuality, LGBT, by some leaders of the Western world must be seen as neo-colonialism and must be condemned at the highest level.

This restriction remains as effectively it would legalise a small category of opposite - sex civil partnerships.

The government chose to retain this requirement in the Act as effectively it would have legalised a small category of same - sex marriages.The Civil Partnership Act 2004 allowed the creation of civil partnerships between same - sex couples, but a married couple that includes a transgender partner can not simply re-register their new status.

Two Liberal Democrat MPs plan to vote against the bill to legalise equal marriage later, despite the fact their own Lynne Featherstone is responsible for pushing it forward as equalities minister.

Expressing his dissent, Spio Garbrah, who is hoping to lead the NDC into the 2020 Presidential elections as its candidate, said he would fight any attempt to legalise homosexuality in the country.

California became the latest of a series of US states to legalise the drug two weeks ago, as more world leaders, international institutions and medical bodies all join the call for the move.

And as Canada is poised to become the second country in the world to legalise marijuana use nationwide, there could be a fair amount of demand for yeast - produced THC.

Stevia has only been consumed en masse in the US since 2008 (when the FDA legalised its usage as a sweetener) so we just don't know.

MP proposed same - sex partner Parliament said yes as chamber debated bill legalise marriage food.

One major reason for Macao's success is its unique status as China's only destination for legalised gaming.

Furthermore, she often tackled subjects that were perceived as «risky» during her lifetime: Neel is known for painting gay people long before homosexuality was legalised, transvestites, members of the poor, immigrant communities in Spanish Harlem (where she lived), candid portraits of nursing and pregnant women as well as unflinching male and female nudes.

Legalising urban agriculture and formal recognition of agriculture as a formal urban landuse and identification of which tracts of land are available for urban agriculture and what types of agriculture are suitable for such a location are important steps in the creation of a facilitating and regulating policy framework on urban agriculture replacing the existing neglecting or restricting policies.

A Global Witness investigation uncovered that just a few months later the state forest authority effectively legalised mahogany that had been illegally logged in Río Plátano, the country's largest protected area, as part of a plan to launder «abandoned» timber.

«Covering everything from celebrity divorce to the calls for legalised prenuptial agreements under English law, this blog takes a personal look at English divorce and Family law issues as well as passing comment on broader issues facing the legal marketplace in the U.K.»

However, in Wilkinson v Kitzinger [2006] All ER (D) 210 (Apr) the President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter, distinguished between marriage and civil partnership on the basis that the former must be between a man and a woman as provided for in the MCA 1973, legislation which was originally debated in the late 1960s at a time when homosexuality had only been legalised by the Sexual Offences Act 1967.

As civil partnerships offer the same legal treatment to couples as marriage, some people may wonder why there is such a push for same - sex marriage to be legalised in Northern IrelanAs civil partnerships offer the same legal treatment to couples as marriage, some people may wonder why there is such a push for same - sex marriage to be legalised in Northern Irelanas marriage, some people may wonder why there is such a push for same - sex marriage to be legalised in Northern Ireland.

By contrast, a report to the Scottish Parliament in 2003, A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries: Victoria, Australia; Ireland; the Netherlands; and Sweden, found that countries (such as the Netherlands) which had legalised and / or regulated prostitution had seen a dramatic increase in all aspects of the sex industry and a corresponding increase in organised crime and violence against women.

Westlaw lists dozens of articles, most of them published in the US, that examine the possibility of introducing a legalised system of torture, as well as a growing number of works criticising this viewpoint.

South Korean lawmakers are toiling hard to enforce a set of bills which shall provide legalised plying fields to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and safeguard the investors from potential threat involved.

Russia's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it was working on legislation to regulate cryptocurrency transactions without fully banning them or legalising digital FX as a means of payment in Russia.

Bitcoin may get Legalised in Malaysia as local Bank Negara Issues Crypto Guidelines At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty in the market pertaining to the acceptance of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies.

The BOT has never legalised bitcoin as a currency for financial transactions,» she clarified.

As per our personal thoughts, since Bitcoins are getting legalised in many countries across the globe; there arises a possibility that it will follow the same fate in India.

However, as per a recent CNBC India report, a joint committee of finance ministry officials, NITI Aayog, IT ministry officials, and RBI officials, may be moving closer to legalising virtual currencies in India.

Swedish financial regulator Finansinspektionen legalised bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the country defining them as an asset, but not money.

There has been a renewed focus on end - of - life issues this fortnight, as the Victorian Government announced it will introduce legislation into the Parliament next year to legalise voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill people in Victoria.

We believe investigating the effects of internet - delivered treatments are particularly relevant for rural populations, 27 as these communities typically struggle to access counselling opportunities, 28 and the rates of problematic gambling are sometimes higher for rural persons than the Albertan average.2 Furthermore, given that most telemedicine applications in Alberta are focused on delivering training or non-clinical services, 28 and that the government of Alberta may legalise on - line gambling in the near future, gambling harm and treatment need are likely to increase for rural and remote Albertans.29 Also, as gambling and the internet are ubiquitous phenomena in western countries, this study may be relevant to other rural and remote jurisdictions.