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Should marriage exist as an institution?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:33:05
Length: 8 pages (2100 words)
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According to Chapter 1 of title 1 of the United States' Code, "the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife" (The Defense of Marriage Act). Marriage has long been an institution that was based on the love of two individuals and their future together. While procreation is …
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