GOODRIDGE CASE HAS ALTERNATIVE TO GAY MARRIAGE: Hadley Arkes and Mary Ann Glendon in the Boston Herald
...There is, however, an immediate alternative to legally recognizing "same-sex marriages"--an alternative that is provided for in the
Goodridge decision.
The alternative, roughly stated, is this: Reaffirm and clarify the current marriage statute to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Include within the re-enactment express legislative findings, stating clearly the rational bases for reserving the status of marriage to one man and one woman. We believe that the SJC, by its own language and the limited nature of its reasoning in
Goodridge, invites just this response as an alternative to recognizing same-sex marriages.
Here is why we think so....
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