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Marriage is much more than a permit allowing two individuals to make a commitment to each other or a legally sanctioned contract between a husband and wife. Under a marriage contract, the legal status of both parties gives the husband and wife new rights and obligations as well as benefits, such as tax relief, medical decision-making power, and state spousal benefits. Until the recent Supreme Court ruling, the term marriage was restricted to the legal union of a man and woman.
Same-sex marriage refers to a legally recognized marriage between two spouses of the same gender, having the same rights and benefits as legally married opposite-sex couples.
Civil unionsare legally recognized unions of a same-sex couple with rights similar to those of an opposite-sex married...
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Lee, J. (2016). Same-Sex Marriage as Social Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2665-1
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