US House votes 267-157 to pass a bill that would codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide, fearing the Supreme Court will rescind the right after it overturned Roe v. Wade last month; legislation moves to the Senate, where its future remains unclear.
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, arrives for a news conference at the Texas Capitol on June 29, 2015 in Austin, Texas.WASHINGTON — The House passed the Respect For Marriage Act Tuesday to codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide, fearing that the conservative majority on the Supreme CourtThe vote was 267-157, with 47 Republicans supporting it.
calling on the court, which has added new conservative members since Obergefell, to reverse the ruling as well as another landmark decision legalizing contraceptionHouse Democrats plan to vote later this week on a similar bill to codify the right to contraception, which was established by a more liberal Supreme Court in the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut ruling.emphasized the importance of Congress stepping in to protect same-sex marriage rights.
"As radical justices and right-wing politicians continue their assault on our basic rights, Democrats believe that the government has no place between you and the person you love," she said.
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