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Gay Rights Activists Introduce Initiative that Would Require Children in Marriages
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 05, 2007 07:05pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2007 12:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has accepted Initiative 957, a response by gay rights activists to a State Supreme Court ruling last summer.
The Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state could prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying because the state has a legitimate interest in preserving marriage for procreation.
The Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance then filed the initiative.
I-957 has five clauses that would have to be met for a legal marriage.
It would allow only couples capable of having kids to marry, and that they file "proof of procreation" within three years of the marriage. If not, the marriage would be annulled. |
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