10.03.08
Biden, Palin Debate Same-Sex Marriage
Senator Biden supports providing benefits for same-sex couples.
In an Obama-Biden administration, there will be absolutely no distinction from a constitutional standpoint or a legal standpoint between a same-sex and a heterosexual couple.
Biden then moved beyond benefits to detail the rights he and Sen. Barack Obama believe gay couples should have. “The fact of the matter is that under the Constitution we should be granted — same-sex couples should be able to have visitation rights in hospitals, joint ownership of property, life insurance policies, etc. That’s only fair,” he said. “It’s what the Constitution calls for. And so we do support it. We do support making sure that committed couples in a same-sex marriage are guaranteed the same constitutional benefits as it relates to their property rights, their rights of visitation, their rights to insurance, their rights of ownership as heterosexual couples do.”