Examination of Witnesses

Part of Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:40 am on 12 February 2013.

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Professor McCrudden: The common issue is that all those countries have sought to protect the religious freedom of particular Churches. Each country has dealt with it in a somewhat different way, because of the different traditions in those countries. The issue, if I could guide the Committee a little, is whether the protections that the Government intend to introduce will work in the domestic context. In that, it is quite difficult to have a comparative experience that is particularly useful, because each country deals with it in a somewhat different way.