Supreme Court Asks About Gay Marriage and Kids

A serious discussion in the Supreme Court, during hearings over California's ban on gay marriage, drew laughter when questions turned to procreation. Justices honed in on issues related to the impact of same-sex marriage on children. WSJ's Jason Bellini reports. Image: AP

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The argument from the liberal seems to be whether or not children are marginalized enough to call for gay marriage. They focus on the margins, which is actually not a logically valid way to approach such a question. I suppose one could -also- look at the margins, but not the margins apart from the whole. Indeed, it makes more sense to be more exclusive rather than inclusive in defending the law as is.

[JasonBellini]

Making a correction to Anthony Kennedy's name title.