Iowa Supreme Court gives Ok for Gay Marriage
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday declared the state’s Defense of Marriage Act to be in conflict with the state constitution.Now, gay marriage is just weeks away from becoming a reality.
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a lower-court ruling that rejected a state law restricting marriage to a union between a man and woman. Now homosexuals may exchange vows as soon as April 24 following the landmark decision.
“The Iowa marriage law was simple, settled, and overwhelmingly supported by Iowans. There was simply no legitimate reason for the court to redefine marriage,” said Iowa attorney and Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) Senior Legal Counsel, Douglas Napier. “The court stepped outside of its proper role of interpreting the law and has instead overruled the will of the people and created new law. Marriage as one man and one woman has been the law in Iowa for 170 years. The Defense of Marriage Act was nearly unanimously supported by the legislature when it was passed. It was supported by the governor and a majority of Iowans.”
Bryan English, spokesman for the Iowa Family Policy Center agrees, “I would say the mood is one of mourning right now in a lot of ways.”
Opinion issued in Varnum v. Brien by the Iowa Supreme Court.
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