The Western Australian Liberal premier likens the marriage equality debate to that surrounding WA’s decision to decriminalise abortion in 1998The Western Australian parliament has called on the Australian government to abandon plans for a plebiscite on marriage equality. The state’s Liberal premier,Colin Barnett, warned that putting the issue to a public vote would be divisive and destructive.
Barnett, or who restated his position in support of civil unions over marriage equality,likened the marriage equality debate to that surrounding WA’s decision to decriminalise abortion in 1998. In both cases, he said, and a difficult decision had to be made,and it was for elected members of parliament to bear.
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Source: theguardian.com