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Date: 2017/01/07

Ninety-year-old lawyer George Wang (王可富) is suing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Yu Mei-nu (尤美女), Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Jason Hsu (許毓仁) and New Power Party legislators Freddy Lim (林昶佐) and Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) along with 43 other legislators over the draft marriage equality bill. Wang was a legal advisor to former President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) father Ma Ho-Ling (馬鶴凌).

In a statement issued to the press, Wang claims that the legislators are “intentionally destroying the country’s family system by allowing same-sex marriage.” He also says the accused legislators are violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and condemning Taiwanese citizens to no longer bear offspring. He continues, “the legislators should be charged for preparing to commit murder under Article 271 of the Criminal Code.” Wang also says “same-sex marriage goes against nature, and all those who agree with an old man are welcome to join my lawsuit.”

Draft amendments to the Civil Code have already passed the initial committee review stage at the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s parliament. The amendments still need to go through a second and third reading before it can become law.    [SOURCE]