Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Mexico Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage: Marriage Not for ‘Procreation’



Mexico Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage: Marriage Not for ‘Procreation’
by Dr. Susan Berry 23 Jun 2015
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Friday that the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

According to the Catholic Herald, in its decision, the court stated that “procreation” was not a purpose for marriage, and, therefore, the restriction of marriage to heterosexual couples discriminated against same-sex couples:

Since the purpose of marriage is not procreation, there is not a justified reason that the matrimonial union be heterosexual, nor that it is stated as “between a man and a woman.” Such a statement proves discriminatory, based on the sexual orientation of the person.

The exclusion of couples of the same sex from the institution of marriage perpetuates the notion that couples of the same sex are less deserving of recognition than heterosexual (couples), offending with it their dignity as persons and integrity.

The court’s decision legalizes same-sex marriage in all of the 31 states of Mexico – which is over 80 percent Catholic – adding the country to the growing list of Latin American nations that permit it. Since current civil codes will remain temporarily, same-sex couples wishing to marry can obtain injunctions against laws holding up traditional marriage.

The Mexican Catholic bishops’ conference has disagreed with the court’s decision, stating that the family is founded on the marriage between a man and a woman who can procreate and, therefore, guarantee “the survival of society.”

In 2009, Mexico City legalized same-sex marriage at around the same time it decriminalized abortion and euthanasia, despite significant objection from the archdiocese of Mexico City, which also opposed the adoption of children by same-sex couples.

According to The New York Times, Msgr. Eugenio Lira Rugarcía, secretary general of the Mexican bishops’ conference, issued a statement responding that those in the church “reiterate our conviction, based on scientific, anthropological, philosophical, social and religious reasons, that the family, cell of society, is founded on the marriage of a man and a woman.”

He added that the Church’s view is “stated in the millennia of Western legal tradition, collected and deepened throughout our history by legislators and judges from very different schools of thought and ideologies.”

The Herald reports that, since 2010, attorneys for same-sex couples have worked seeking individual injunctions against laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman, and have won most of these cases.

Similarly, the Times indicates, “The shift in Mexico, the second-largest country in Latin America after Brazil, is the product of a legal strategy that advocates used to bypass state legislatures, which have shown little inclination, and often hostility, to legalizing gay marriage.”

Same-Sex Marriage
Clifford S. Asness supported Same-Sex Marriage in New York, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, Demos, the Center for American Progress, the Human Rights Watch, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a board member for the International Crisis Group.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society, the Center for American Progress, the Human Rights Watch, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Demos was a funder for the National Education Association.
John I. Wilson was an executive director for the National Education Association, and is a director at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
Maria Echaveste was a trustee at Demos, a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society, is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the U.S. ambassador nominee for Mexico.
Ernesto Zedillo was the president of Mexico, and a board member for the International Crisis Group.
Leslie H. Gelb was a board member for the International Crisis Group, and a reporter, columnist & op-ed page editor for the New York Times.
John J. Studzinski is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a papal knighthood knight, and was a co-head of investment banking for HSBC Holdings plc.
papal knighthood is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.
K. Rupert Murdoch is a papal knighthood knight, and the chairman of News Corp.
John L. Thornton was a director at News Corp., is a director at HSBC Holdings plc, the chairman for HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Carlos Pascual was the VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the U.S. ambassador for Mexico.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
ONE Campaign  is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and supported Same-Sex Marriage in New York.
Daniel S. Loeb supported Same-Sex Marriage in New York, and a trustee at the Third Way.
William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
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