Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
30.11.2022 - 04:57
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and interracial marriage. Per , the bill received bipartisan support from all members of the Democratic caucus and 12 Republicans for a final vote of 61-36. Next, the bill move on to the House, where it will need approval before it can be signed into law by President Joe Biden.
But we may not have to wait very long for that to happen. The House is expected to pass the bill by the end of the year or even as early as next week. The bill would not create a national requirement for all states to legalize same-sex marriage. This means that certain states would be able to ban same-sex marriage in the event that the Supreme Court overturns : the 2015 decision that legalized it.
The Respect for Marriage Act would, however, obligate every state to recognize same-same marriages from other states. The move is, in part, an acknowledgement of what can happen when certain rights aren't codified into law. Such was the case for abortion rights, as we collectively learned from the fall of earlier this year. And amid the destruction of Roe, Justice Clarence Thomas foreshadowed his desire to “” the rights to same-sex marriage and as well. In the months since, steps have been taken to enshrine and same-sex marriage as constitutional rights.
It's heartening to see at least one of these bills advance to the final stage: clearing the president's desk. By By By By More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our and and Glamour may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
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