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 Home > News & Policies > November 2003

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 18, 2003

President Defends Sanctity of Marriage
Statement by the President

Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. Today's decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court violates this important principle. I will work with congressional leaders and others to do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.

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