Research On Same Sex Marriage
Research On Same Sex Marriage
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LEGAL RESEARCH
PROS
Other countries have laws granting same-sex marriages and I don’t see
why the Philippines should not open its door in passing a law to legalize same-
sex marriage.
For all its worth, marriage is a legal, not a moral issue, anyway.
CONS
Executive Order No. 209 otherwise known as the Family Code of the
Philippines clearly specifies in its first article that marriage “is a special
contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in
accordance with the law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.”
Article 2 of the Family Code further provides for the essential requisites
of marriage, one of which is the legal capacity of the contracting parties “who
must be a male and a female.” Non-adherence to any of any of the essential
requisites shall invalidate the marriage.
Lastly, morals make a man, what is legal may not mean it is morally
correct. At this point, same-sex marriage is not just immoral but against the
very fibers of our law.
Because,everybody deserves in happiness and if one of the partners
passes away, there are legal grounds for the living partner to own the
properties that they have both accumulated (conjugal property)… there
are ways for homosexuals to get married without involving the church or
religion. A judge can marry two people so that the state can recognize
their union. I think that people are mislead to believe that only religion can
marry two people… but the Philippines is a secular country which means
that there is a separation between religion and state, this is to avoid
religion controlling state affairs and decision making. At the end of the
day, equality for all human beings is the main goal..