U.K. Supreme Court Rules It's Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples
A London couple has been fighting to open up civil unions to straight couples. Britain's Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Wednesday, although the decision does not automatically change the law.
by Cecilia Lei
Jun 27, 2018
2 minutes
On Wednesday, Britain's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that heterosexual couples should not be banned from entering civil partnerships and that making them only available to same-sex couples is discriminatory and "incompatible" with human rights laws.
The decision comes after Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan,.
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