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>From: jbfb2@aol.com  (Jbfb2)

>I have a controversial question for us to discuss if anyone's interested.
>
>Should the US recognize, as legal, gay marriages performed and deemed legal
>in
>Canada?

<B>  Absolutely.  To me it is ridiculous that we don't already recognize the
marriages performed in the US as legal. Let me give an example.  Suppose there
is a gay couple (men) who adopted a child together.  One of them stays home and
takes care of the baby, the other works outside the home.  They are quite happy
with this, but there ARE several problems.  The one that comes to mind is
health insurance.  The "stay at home" parent isn't covered, because he isn't
considered legally a spouse.  Also, if the "working" parent were to die
suddenly, the "stay at home" parent most likely wouldn't be eligible for
whatever pension benefits the company gives to a spouse.  I could probably give
more reasons if I sat down and thought about it, but these are just what came
to mind.