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Kay Ivey on Civil Rights |
Legislative Summary: The Alabama House of Representatives gave final legislative approval to a bill that would end marriage licenses in Alabama, replacing them with signed affidavits. The measure aims to appease a handful of probate judges who stopped issuing marriage licenses after rulings by federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 that struck down Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage. The law would change the role of the probate judge from issuing marriage licenses to recording affidavits filed in his or her office.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 26-0-9 on Mar/21/19; Passed House 67-26-6 on May/23/19; Signed by Governor Kay Ivey on May/28/20.
One of those job-seekers is with us tonight--Caryn McDade. Caryn walked into the Governor's Disability Job Fair looking for an opportunity. As a teenager, Caryn's learning disabilities plagued her until she saw no alternative other than dropping out of school. [Caryn has been working with several agencies to get her GED and develop other job skills.] By the end of the week after the fair, Caryn was employed full-time as a home health care aide.
My opposition to same-sex marriage is based on more than my personal Christian beliefs. Incidentally, none of the world's other four largest religions--Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or Islam--recognizes same-sex marriage as legitimate either.
There is no advantage to bringing up children in homes where parents are both of the same gender. Years of research show children need both a mom and a dad to reach their maximum potential. And other studies show children brought up in same-sex households have lower self-esteem.
I will always oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage in Alabama and elsewhere in the nation, and I support legislation that defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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