Post by yaruqo on May 5, 2020 14:45:09 GMT
Bandurian Family Act
Author: Yazhu Zhang (DP)
Co-Sponsors: Yang Kang (DP); Xie Jia Ju (RPP)
An act to legalize same-sex marriage and safeguard familial rights of LGBTQ Bandurians
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED, as follows:
§1 - Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
- The Bandurian government allows two persons of the same sex and/or gender identity to create a permanent union of intimate and exclusive nature for the committed purpose of managing a life together to realize the equal protection of the freedom of marriage.
- Same-sex couples may apply for a marriage registration with the relevant government agencies. They may also request religious ceremonies, however, religious organizations shall not be mandated to perform such ceremonies if these ceremonies go against their religious beliefs.
- The same criminal and/or civil penalties for bigamy and adultery that apply to opposite-sex couples shall apply to same-sex couples.
- The government of Banduria recognizes same-sex marriages performed in foreign jurisdictions.
§2 - LGBTQ Families
- The Bandurian government recognizes and affords the same familial rights and privileges of same-sex couples as it currently recognizes and affords for opposite-sex couples, including, but not limited to:
- medical rights
- inheritance rights
- adoption of the biological children of a partner
- Same-sex couples may apply to adopt children that are wards of the state or otherwise in foster care systems.
- Families with a same-sex couple as the parent unit are provided the same familial rights and benefits as those families with opposite-sex parents.
OOC: Please note that it has been years since I've written a piece of NSSenate legislation, I am very rusty, so if you have grammatical or similar suggestions, please feel free to shoot me a telegram in NationStates
