Same sex marriage has been up for debate countless amounts of times in the history of the United States of America‚ mostly always ending with a divided conclusion on the issue. This paper will provide a brief evaluation of the article Same-Sex Marriage: An Overview written by Rich‚ Alex K. and Wagner‚ Geraldine‚ 2013. In this article‚ the author brings to light the problems with legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States of America lies within the wording of the Constitution. The wording
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founded same sax marriage has been frowned upon and same sex couples as well. Some say it’s unconstitutional and just plain out wrong. Wrong some say yes some say no but as for it being unconstitutional you decide. This being said lets go over these aspects. Is it wrong it just depends on who you are and what your beliefs are. A September Quinnipiac University poll found that 56% of American adults and 57% of registered voters supported same-sex marriage while 36% of both groups opposed it. For the
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Same Sex Marriage Hollingsworth v. Perry With the addition of the 14th amendment to the US Constitution came the equal protection clause‚ and the due process clause. The equal protection clause requires that all people be treated fairly and the due process clause prohibits government form depriving a person’s life‚ liberty or property without legislative authorization. Denial of same sex marriage rejects the right of a couple to pursue their natural rights‚ due process of law‚ and equal protection
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accepting of same-sex relationships; enabling homosexual couples the opportunity to experience parenthood together. Although many people have biased opinions on the matter and are objective to homosexuality‚ there is no supporting evidence that proves same-sex couples are less quality parents than heterosexual parents. Not only can same-sex couples offer children love and support‚ they can also offer financial stability –as heterosexual couples can. This goes to show that same-sex couples are just
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There is not a single piece of history that determines whether or not same sex marriage is right or wrong. There is absolutely no legal‚ logical‚ or governing reason that same sex couples cannot be wed and it’s extremely unconstitutional in every way to tell them they can’t. Same sex marriage should be legal for a number of reasons‚ a few being‚ it’s no one else’s business if two men or two women want to get married‚ not allowing them to marry makes them seem inferior‚ and it rids them of their civil
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The Census Bureau found‚ from the 2010 census‚ the number of same sex couples is a national total of about 902‚000.(1) This means 902‚000 happy couples. Just because people are the same gender‚ does not mean their marriage should be illegal. The government cannot prevent people of the same sex from falling in love. Same sex marriage should be legalized universally in the United States. Gay marriage could potentially lead down a "slippery slope” ending with giving people in polygamous‚ incestuous
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Same-Sex Marriage Are We All Equal Same sex marriage is bad for society according to Jocelyn Floyd whose a special counsel for the Thomas More Society. In her article‚ Jocelyn talks about the definition of marriage‚ why the government shouldn’t be involved and how children will get emotionally hurt. First and foremost‚ Floyd claims that “without children‚ we have no future”. In order to have children‚ a couple consisting of two opposite sex individuals should have sexual intercourse. Same sex
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Children Sex Slaves Amanda Miranda Widener University April 24‚ 2008 Child Sex Slaves In many areas around the world such as the United States‚ Asia‚ and India‚ children of poor economic status suffer the painful conditions of sexual trafficking. Millions of children in a waking second suffer from the harms of sexual exploitation and face the outcomes of living life in bondage. Children‚ being the easier targets of the sex trade market‚ have suffered great issues such as sexually
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twenty first century‚ as recent issues pertaining to same-sex marriages have been disputed and expressed in courts. The institution of marriage is a social and legal concept which has been based upon traditionally religious views stemming from heterosexuality. Many questioned and challenged the traditional institution of marriage. Christine Davies‚ a law student at Sack-Goldblatt-Mitchell LLP published an article in 2008 entitled “Canadian Same-Sex Marriage Litigation: Individual Rights‚ Community Strategy”
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Kelly Glesinger Abstinence or Contraceptive Sex Education Programs? May 30‚ 2008 George‚ A. (2005‚ March 5). Going All the Way. New Scientist. Accessed via: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com Normally all sex education programs include information about contraceptives. But now there are many types of programs. A new program is one that strongly supports the theory‚ “just say no”. It includes urging virginity pledges and only stating the failure rates of condoms and other contraceptives. Many of these
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