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...declaration does not in fact mention gay marriage, and most of the nations that support it themselves don't allow people of the same sex to wed. Archbishop Migliore confirmed on Tuesday that the Vatican had also refused to sign a U.N. document last May in support of the rights of the disabled because it did not include condemnation of abortion, and the rights the fetus with birth defects. Vatican officials nevertheless voiced support for the central principles of the disabled rights document, which Migliore helped craft before the final decision to withhold the Holy See?s signature...
...around 26 or 27 as an ideal age, and to have a lot more of my education, career, and financial security established by then,” says the bride-to-be. In spite of this, O’Herin’s parents, Brian and Julie, who also wed in their early twenties, support their son’s decision. “We are proud of our son and his choice makes us proud,” Mrs. O’Herin beamed. Early engagement aside, the couple’s romance took a while to start...
...take into account all of the real-life problems that complicate public health issues at hand. This is not to say that all theoretical bases for understanding have been thrown aside—nor should they be. Rather, these case studies have been framed effectively so as to wed both practical and theoretical skills in each case. More encouraging still has been the university-wide collaboration that this curriculum change has fostered. While case study-based courses are new to public health, they are not so novel in other fields. So, as part of the training for this teaching style...
...numbers of those who voted Democratic chose to limit marriage to straight couples. They did so after a long campaign dominated by heavy spending from gay rights advocates. The vote was the first to come in a state where gay marriage had already been legalized. Some 18,000 couples wed before Election Day, and public-opinion polls had shown that support for the amendment trailed badly just days before the vote...
...almost beginning to feel routine. Like the Massachusetts and California high courts before it, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples should be allowed to wed. "Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same-sex partner of their choice," Justice Richard Palmer wrote in his 4-3 opinion...