Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act Into Law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : At the same time, our legislation fully respects and protects religious liberty and diverse beliefs about marriage," Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said in a joint statement.
59% : "This commonsense legislation provides certainty to millions of loving couples in same-sex and interracial marriages, who will continue to enjoy the freedoms, rights, and responsibilities afforded to all other marriages.
46% : Supporters said the law was needed after the nation's top court in June struck down Roe v. Wade, its 1973 decision that concluded access to abortion was protected under the constitution.
44% : "The law recognizes that everyone should have the right to answer those questions for themselves without government interference," he said.
41% : While the law contains some legal protections, such as stating a pastor does not have to perform a same-sex marriage, that same pastor could be forced to let a gay couple marry at his church, Emma Waters, a research associate of the Heritage Foundation's Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family told The Epoch Times.
38% : The majority in June said its decision did not imperil the ruling on marriage or any other precedent that does not relate to abortion.
29% : Some say the new law will endanger religious liberty.

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