Public debate
On 2 August 2013, Bauk confirmed that the name of the law would be the "Life Partnership Act", that registration of life partnerships would be identical to marriage, and that the law should make same-sex couples equal to married couples, apart from adoption. However, he did say that stepchild adoption is being considered. HNS MPs support full adoption. Public debate about the law was announced for September that year, and the introduction of the law before the Parliament by the end of it.