Same-Sex Marriage: The Moral and Legal Debate - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1573921297 ISBN 13 : 9781573921299

Editeur : Prometheus Books UK, 1997

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Présentation de l'éditeur

On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts began performing marriages of same-sex couples. That state's Supreme Judicial Court had ruled in Goodridge v. Massachusetts Department of Public Health that "barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution." Fearing that courts in other states would follow suit, President George W. Bush called for a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. More than a decade ago, the Hawaii Supreme Court came to a decision similar to Goodridge in Baehr v. Lewin, which prompted the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act.

The issue of same-sex marriage has attracted the attention of the nation and has become one of the most heated social controversies. This completely revised and updated second edition of Same-Sex Marriage presents a balanced selection of the latest, the most diverse, and the most clearly argued positions advocated by academics, politicians, journalists, attorneys, judges, and activists. Divided into three sections, the first section covers the Massachusetts decision and reactions to it. Section 2 explores the emotional dimensions of the debate. Section 3 examines the philosophical arguments for and against officially sanctioning same-sex marriage.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert M. Baird (Waco, TX) is a professor and chair of the Philosophy Department at Baylor University.

Stuart E. Rosenbaum is a professor of philosophy and director of graduate studies in philosophy at Baylor University. He is the editor of Pragmatism and Religion.

Together Baird and Rosenbaum edit the Contemporary Issues Series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books UK
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573921297
• ISBN 13: 9781573921299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Éditeur: Baird Robert M., Rosenbaum Stuart E.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible