They are normally seen as membranes that cover important organs but the study of bacterial capsule polysaccharides is one that is being conducted by the medical community to determine the role this has in disease. Bacterial infection is something that kills millions of people each year.
The Government's Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill received Royal Assent on 17th July 2013, having been passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Bill followed a Government consultation in 2012.
It does not require any religious institution to perform solemnizations of civil unions. The law took effect Jan. 1, 2012. On May 7, 2013, the Delaware legislature adopted a same-sex marriage law that will convert civil unions to marriages. The law took effect on July 1, 2013.