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 Maggie Gallagher is President of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and a co-author of The Case for Marriage. Comments for Maggie? Email HERE.
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Maggie Gallagher at Southern Evangelical Seminary, April 2010.
The Future of Marriage: Why (and How) Christians Must Engage the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Franciscan University of Steubenville Distinguished Speakers Series, April 6, 2010
Maggie at Gonzaga Law School, Feb 25, 2009
"If Marriage is Natural, Why Is Defending It So Hard?"Ave Maria Law Review 2006
SSM and the Fate of Religious Liberty: Heritage Debate, May 22, 2006
Gay Marriage: Evidence from Europe?
June 1 Cato debate between Maggie Gallagher and William Eskridge
Jon Rauch and Maggie Gallagher at University of Calif. San Diego
(How) Will Gay Marriage Weaken Marriage as a Social Institution: A Reply to Andrew Koppelman University of St. Thomas
Law Journal, Fall 2005, Volume 2 Number 1
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Adoption
Marriage Preferences in Adoption Law Model Legislation 3/2/05
An act relating to child welfare and adoption; specifying a preference for adoption by married couples for children in DCFS custody
Marriage and Adoption Law: a 50 state review 2/4/05
While all 50 states assert that adoption is
governed by the "best interests of the child,"
legal preferences for married couples in
adoption are rare. More states explicitly ban
"discrimination" based on marital status than
contain even mild preferences for marriage.
Five states (Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York) make it illegal to
prefer married couples in placement decisions.
Only one state (Utah) codifies a clear
preference for married couples in adoptions.
Recommendation: State legislatures should
codify appropriate preferences for married
couples (where available) in adoption law.
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