On 26 September 2021, Swiss voters will decide whether legal amendments to allow gay marriage should be accepted. However, a committee spearheaded by the Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) and the Federal Democratic Union (UDF/EDU) launched a vote against the government’s proposed legal amendment. Vote organisers argue that giving lesbian couples access to sperm ignores the wellbeing of fatherless children who will develop identity problems. Supporters argue that gay couples should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples and that the wellbeing of children is not a product of family configuration. Support for allowing gay marriage in Switzerland is high and both the parliament and Federal Council are behind it.

Source: Le News September 24, 2021 20:23 UTC