The first 500,000 signatures have been presented at No 10 Downing Street but the petition remains open and the number of signatures in support of marriage is growing daily.
See report by John Smeaton of SPUC and also see video below
“The child by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth” UN Convention on the Rights of the Child