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  Pa. Senate Tables Same-Sex Marriage Ban

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Pa. Senate Tables Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The state Senate has tabled a measure that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions.

The bill's sponsor, Sen. Michael Brubaker, told colleagues on the Senate floor Tuesday that the bill faces long odds in the House.

Proponents of the amendment say writing the ban into the constitution will prevent a judge from overturning the law or opening the door to civil unions between gays and lesbians.

Pennsylvania law already defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Opponents say the measure would enshrine discrimination into the constitution, and could harm efforts by unmarried couples to adopt children and share employer-offered health care benefits.  

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