Sentences with word «legalise»

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.

Results released overnight reveal Australians have resisted pressure from Church leaders by voting in favour of legalising same - sex marriage by 61.6 per cent to 38.4 per cent.

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.

During the passage of the Marriage (Same - Sex Couples) Act 2013 through the UK Parliament, we worked hard to see humanist marriages legalised in England and Wales, as they are in Scotland.

A 2014 survey by the Infratest Dimap found that 68 % of respondents were against legalising cannabis for recreational purposes, while 82 % were in favour of allowing access to medical cannabis for patients.

We also believe that there is an urgent need for Parliament to legislate on the matter, and to introduce a law which legalises assisted dying while also imposing safeguards to protect the vulnerable.»

He said it was time to «reunite the right» in British politics and the government should apologise for legalising gay marriage.

The Liberal government will reveal the legislation in the second week of April, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, putting Canada on course to become the first G7 country to fully legalise marijuana use.

The authors posit, with a commendable indifference to the controversy they would detonate, that this began the first year that Roe Vs Wade, which effectively legalised abortion in the US, began to have an effect on society.

There are signs of massive public support for a law legalising prostitution, a politics.co.uk poll revealed today.

The state has seven times the population of Colorado, which legalised recreational cannabis two years ago.

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

Over the past year the campaign to legalise euthanasia in the US has suddenly gained momentum.

Earlier this week, the unelected officials of the Crown Prosecution Service effectively legalised sex - selective abortion in the United Kingdom.

Arguments in favour of legalised torture should not go unchallenged, say Philip Rumney and Martin O & rsquo; Boyle

According to Dr Hasin, «Our findings provide the strongest evidence to date that marijuana use by teenagers does not increase after a state legalises medical marijuana.

There's lots of support: the LibDems, Labour Party and Greens all included legalising humanist marriage in their 2015 manifestoes, and a 2014 formal consultation on the issue was largely positive.

In 2012, voters in Washington State and Colorado — in an unprecedented move — opted for legalising recreational cannabis for adult consumption.

Although his unflinching depictions of homosexuality, S&M and bondage provoked a fierce moral backlash at the time (gay sex was not legalised in NY until 1980), these are now amongst his most legendary and sought - after works.

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.

What you can not do, under any circumstances, is legalise production.

The question is not now whether we enforce the cannabis laws, but whether we fully legalise, regulate it, and sell it on the high street.

Director: James DeMonaco Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield Plot: Once a year, America legalises crime for an entire night.

We will then conclude by returning to the issue of legalising homosexual unions.

They may even legalise practices that are currently — and should remain — illegal.

«We have some states legalising cannabis productions and others still executing people,» Rolles says.

This is only one step and there are already ways in which the process towards legalising same sex marriage is being undermined.

The Minister for Zongos and Inner Cities Development, Boniface Abubakar Saddick has said his Ministry will soon submit to cabinet a Bill aimed at legalising the Zongo Development Fund.

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.

The US supreme court legalised same - sex marriage nationwide in June 2015.

Let's get on and legalise civil gay marriage, but also redouble our efforts to tackle the problems that worry all decent people, whatever their sexuality, who care about our country's future.

A number of speakers challenged the continuing anachronism of having 26 seats reserved for bishops in the House of Lords, while others pointed out the contrast between the recent House of Commons vote against legalising assisted dying and the overwhelming public support in favour suggested that a more representative Parliament would also be a more progressive one.

A woman who helped legalise abortion in the United States but later converted to Christianity, has died aged 69.

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And suddenly one of its states is legalising weed production and its president is giving it the nod.

Her platform includes legalising all drugs, taxing the church and voluntary euthanasia.

The Mail has claimed that during this period the NCCL proposed legalising incest, wanted to lower the age of consent to ten and recommended watering down the law on child abuse images.

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, 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.

The companies would be the first virtual currency firms to operate in the Philippines after regulators legalised their entry into an economic zone in February, in contrast to neighbouring countries which have not allowed such entities.

Christian Institute was speaking after Mr Cameron called legalising gay marriage in 2013 one of the «great steps» he had taken as PM in his resignation speech after Britain voted to leave the European Union by 52 % to 48 %.

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.