Wednesday March 5, 2003

MASSACHUSETTS WEIGHING MERITS OF HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE

BOSTON, March 5, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts is hearing a case that could make state the first to legalize homosexual marriage.

A lower court ruling said the elected Legislature, not the courts, should decide. Lawyers are now arguing whether homosexual marriage is analogous to interracial unions and whether opening the door would lead to legalized polygamy.

Historically, courts in Hawaii and Alaska have approved homosexual marriage. But the state legislatures later passed constitutional amendments limiting marriage to couples of the opposite sex. The Massachusetts case will take months to decide.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030304/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_2

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