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"Today's decision is a welcome new milestone
on the road to full civil rights for all our citizens. It's wrong
for any state to discriminate against gays and lesbians by denying
them the many benefits and protections that the laws of the state
provide for married couples.
Nothing in today's decision requires any church
to accept same-sex marriages. The decision deals only with the many
rights available to married couples under state law, including the
right to be treated fairly by the tax laws, to share insurance coverage,
to visit loved ones in the hospital, and to receive health, family
leave, and survivor benefits. Gay couples deserve these rights as
well."
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